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Wednesday February 17, 2010

Photo of the week

Tyler Norman, photography senior, captures a surfer throwing air at Reef Road in Palm Beach, Fla. Norman uses a wide-angle lens and waterproof camera housing.

By the numbersEach week during the school year the Spinnaker staff reports what’s going on around campus, the city, the state and the na-tion: the good, the bad and the ugly. In this little space, we want to summarize the life of the Osprey during the past week.

Q of the w: What band would you have liked to see perform at Compassion?

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the year the Brian Jonestown Massacre formed

of February — the date of UNF’s first Pagan Discussion Group panel meeting

the minimal score your wine earns before you purchase it, according to the editor in chief

billion dollars proposed to be injected into the state university system over the next seven years

men’s basketball game away from the A-Sun Conference tournament

“I think Jimmy Buffett would be a good fit.”

“I would like to see Paramore come here.”

“The Summer Project. Their lyrics speak to me.”

“I think Wyclef [Jean] would be good to promote this.”

“Mayday Parade.”

- keith wargula, Communication, Sophomore

- Shanna Beech, Political Science, Junior

- Colin McCarthy, Accounting, Sophomore

- tabitha Ben, Sociology, Senior

- Anthony hendricks, Communication and Business Management, Junior

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Feb. 13 - Drug Possession (Garage 38) - UPD was dis-patched to the fourth floor of the garage by the Fine Arts Building in response to a suspicious vehicle. There were two students inside, and when one opened the door, marijuana smoke poured out. The student who opened the door admitted to smoking marijuana and gave the officer a zippy bag of it. Both students were referred to Student Conduct and one was given a notice to appear.

Feb. 14 - Drug Possession (Garage 38) - UPD approached a suspicious-looking vehicle parked on the fourth floor of the garage by the Fine Arts Building. The officer shined his flashlight inside the vehicle, which contained three people— one resident and two visitors unaffiliated with UNF. When the driver rolled down the window, a cloud of smoke that smelled like marijuana escaped through the crack. The officer told the three people to remain seated while the smoke cleared, then questioned them. All three people admitted to illegal drug activity and allowed the officer to search the car. The search revealed marijuana, glass pipes and other paraphernalia. All three were issued notices to appear and the two non-UNF-affiliated students were also issued trespass warnings.

editor’s Note: The Spinnaker has been receiving fewer police reports every week on a consistent basis. Under the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, which dictates on-campus crimes must be released as public record, the Spinnaker and all students are entitled to know the details of such crimes. UPD also reports crime statistics to the Florida Department of Law En-forcement in something called the Uniform Crime Reports. The Spinnaker will compare the crime logs to the police reports we’ve received and report our findings to readers in next week’s issue. Stay updated on the progress of the investigation through our Twitter @UNFSpinnaker and on unfspinnaker.com.

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In this badge, the Spinnaker keeps a running total of certain crimes around UNF during the 2009-2010 school year.

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unF campus map: Facilities Planning and construction office.

Why are you running?

Byll-Cataria: “When I got here, for the first two years I really didn’t want to do anything. I was just going to school, and the third year I felt like it was time for me to actually make a change because I saw a lot during those two years and I felt nothing was changing. I was complaining and nothing was changing, and I decided maybe it was time for me to actually step up and maybe try to get this change that I want to see.”

Medina: “I think that this [running for student body vice president] will be a great opportunity. I want to learn more about Student Govern-ment. I feel for the three years I’ve been at UNF, two of them were spent just like Sitou, in the dark. It’s going to be hard because I don’t know enough, I really don’t, but I’m here because I want to serve the students, that’s what I want to do.”

How will you combat student apathy? B: “It’s great to try to tackle student [apathy] but [when] you don’t tell them when some-thing is happening how do you expect students to come? If you hold a town hall meeting on housing but you don’t advertise it, how do you expect students to show up? You need advertis-ing. That’s communication. We need to change the way we talk to the student.” What’s your platform? B: “We’re going to focus on one big thing, and that’s education. The reason you come to UNF is to get an education, right? … So let’s improve education at UNF. How about advising? We need to change advising, we need to work on it and make it better. ... We want to work with the administration and say, ‘This is not going right, we want to fix it. Let’s see what we can change, let’s see how we can change it, and let’s work together.’” What would you do to improve parking on campus? B: “We can’t build more parking spots in a year, that’s not going to happen, nobody’s going to promise that to you. But think about it: Why do you have to spend 45 minutes in the parking garage looking for parking? How about we take a look at the airport and realize, wait a minute, at the airport they have a screen in front of the garage that tells you how many spots are avail-able. How about UNF gets something like this?” do you feel you have enough experience and are prepared to run Sg, should you be elected? M: “I would simply say that ignorance is bliss. I

know that I do not have the experience as the other candidates, I know that I am no where near as knowledgeable as the other candi-dates, so I do have to learn in order to have any success.”

B: “If one day I come to you and tell you I’m ready, then please don’t believe me because that will not be true. That will never be true because there is only one person who can tell you what it is to be president of the student body and that person is in power right now. You never know what you put yourself into until you actually start. My point is, I will learn as much as I can. I will learn the [SG] Constitution, I have already started, and I will learn every single day. I will have to learn every single day, and I will not be ready on the first day.” What party are you running under? M: “Yellow for us is a color that facilitates com-munication. We want people to understand that our primary mission is to communicate with the students. This [SG communicating with students] has been unsuccessful in the past. We want to change that. That’s why we’re here. That’s our purpose, and that’s our mission.”

compiled by Josh Fredrickson, James cannon and max Jaeger.

he Yellow Party candidates are Sitou Gilles Byll-Cataria and Giovannie Medina, who have de-clared their intent to run for student body president and vice president. They spoke with the Spinnaker about issues pertaining to the upcoming March 30 – March 31 election.

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A student who set up a Facebook page to complain about her teacher — and was later suspended — had every right to do so under the First Amend-ment, a federal magistrate has ruled. The ruling not only allows Katherine Evans’ suit against the principal to move forward, it could set a precedent in cases involving speech and social networking on the Internet, experts say. The courts are in the early stages of exploring the limits of free speech within social networking, said Howard Simon, the executive director of the Florida ACLU, which filed the suit on Evans’ behalf. “It’s one of the main things that we wanted to establish in this case, that the First Amendment has a life in the social networking technology as it applies to the Internet and other forms of communi-cation,” Simon said. In 2007, Evans, then a senior at Pem-broke Pines Charter High School, created a Facebook page where she vented about “the worst teacher I’ve ever met.”

But after Principal Peter Bayer found out about it, he bumped Evan from her Advanced Placement classes, putting her in classes with less prestige, and sus-pended her for three days. In late 2008, Evans filed suit against the principal, asking that the suspension be ruled unconstitutional and reversed, that the documents be removed from her file at the school and that she receive reimbursement for attorney fees. In a ruling on Friday, Magistrate Judge Barry Garber declined Bayer’s request to toss the case and said the principal could be forced to pay up if Evans, now 19 and a journalism student at the University of Florida, is victorious. “Evans’ speech falls under the wide umbrella of protected speech,” Garber wrote. “It was an opinion of a student about a teacher, that was published off campus, did not cause any disruption on campus, and was not lewd, vulgar, threat-ening, or advocating illegal or dangerous behavior.”

Judge: Student’s online rants are protected speech

A spokesman for Mitt Romney says the former Republican presidential candi-date was threatened by an unruly airline passenger on a flight out of Vancouver. Spokesman Eric Fehrnstrom says Romney and his wife were on an Air Canada flight to Los Angeles on Monday when Romney asked the passenger sitting in front of his wife, Ann, to raise his seat

back before take off. Fehrnstrom says the passenger then became enraged and took a swing at Romney. He says the former Massachu-setts governor did not retaliate but let the airline crew respond. The plane returned to the gate, the passenger was removed and the flight took off a short time later.

Spokesman: Unruly passenger took a swing at Romney

Marines moving by land from the north linked up Feb. 16 with U.S. units that have faced nearly constant Taliban attack in the four days since they were dropped by helicopter into the insurgent stronghold in southern Afghanistan. Also, U.S. artillery fired non-lethal smoke rounds to disperse Taliban fight-ers in Marjah — the first time cannons have been used in the fight to drive the militants from their logistical and opium

poppy-smuggling base. Commanders refused a Marine request to fire deadly high-explosive rounds because the unit on the ground could not be sure civilians weren’t at risk. The link-up between the two Marine rifle companies and their Afghan army partners will enable the U.S. to expand its control in Marjah, situated in Helmand province 380 miles southwest of Kabul.

Marines link up in Afghan taliban stronghold

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By Hilary CarterContributing Writer

Martha Faulk, a UNF MBA student, decided gradu-ate school was her next course of action in order to give herself more time to decide what to do with her degree and to prepare herself for competition in the job market. Faulk said master’s degrees are becoming a lot more common. “Most people that you talk to, like professionals in the business world, have a bachelor’s, and the master’s is almost like the new bachelor’s,” she said. Faulk said it is imperative to have a master’s degree in today’s professional world. The job market is competitive, Faulk said. Holly Hengerer and Joey Hearn, both educational leadership graduate students, also think graduate school is beneficial for students. “I think it helps make you a life-long learner,” Hengerer said. “It also makes you more marketable.” Hearn agreed. “I think people look up to you if you have a master’s degree,” Hearn said. “It gives you some prestige.” The Graduate School at UNF has 30 majors. Some majors also have several concentrations, which means a student can pick a major and study more specifically in a certain subject. “It keeps you thinking,” said Nicole Crosby, an educational leadership graduate student on the school leadership track. “It keeps you growing as a profes-sional and as a person.” For Florida residents, a three credit-hour graduate course costs $954.24. For non-Florida residents, a three credit-hour course costs $2,994.33. After students select the program in which they are interested, they can start the application process, which includes four steps.

The steps1. Complete and submit an application. For this step, students can apply and pay online, or they can submit a hard copy application and a check. The application fee is $30. Former UNF students may also complete a stu-dent update form in lieu of an application form, said Kiersten Jarvis, graduate coordinator of the UNF Graduate School.2. Send all official transcripts. However, former UNF students do not have to submit transcripts because they are already on file.3. Take the appropriate tests. Students take either the GRE or the GMAT. The GRE is used for most pro-grams. The GMAT is used for the MBA and accounting programs, Jarvis said.

4. Send reference letters, resumes or personal state-ments depending on the program requirements. Most programs accept applications three times a year: in the fall, spring and summer semesters. “I always recommend to give yourself at least a month and a half before the deadline to apply,” Jarvis said. “That way, you have time to take the appropriate tests, and it gives people who are going to write letters of recommendation time to write them and get them in the mail.” Students should send their applications to The Graduate School office.

Funding the endeavor After the school accepts them, students may con-cern themselves with how they will pay for graduate school. However, there is no need to worry because there are scholarships for graduate students. Most of the scholarships are offered through the individual col-leges, and information about these scholarships can be found on The Graduate School’s Web site, Jarvis said. She also said the Graduate School offers two schol-arships of its own, The Graduate Scholars program and The Delores Auzenne Fellowship. For more in-formation about these scholarships, students can also visit the Graduate School’s Web site.

Future of the school The Graduate School may also grow in the future. Keith Martin, the director of the Graduate School, said that there are plans for offering new programs for graduate students in the future, but moving forward with the plans has been hard because of the budget. “We’ve had our dreams dashed a little bit over the past several years because of the budget crunch,” Martin said. “We had to put on hold a lot of plans and dreams for offering new programs.” Martin said that the graduate school hopes to es-tablish new degrees, such as a doctorate degree in psy-chology and a master’s degree in music, in the future. “A lot of things will come to fruition once the econ-omy improves,” Martin said. Martin said UNF prides itself on small class sizes, personal interaction and classes taught mostly by pro-fessors rather than teaching assistants. “At the grad school, it’s even more of the same but even better,” Martin said. “It’s a continuation of the re-ally excellent undergraduate experience.” Martin said that the university wants to become known as a “destination institution” for Florida and the Southeast.

The associated Press contributed to this report. compiled by James cannon.

Transition into graduate school with four steps

e-mail hilary carter at [email protected].

Students rescue mother, baby from overturned carBy JessiCa duBois-maaHsstaFF Writer

A mother and her baby were pulled from their overturned ve-hicle after it sped through Kernan Boulevard and landed in a ravine. After witnessing the vehicle lose control, two UNF students took part in the rescue efforts that saved their lives. The victim, Rebecca Feazal, was driving with her 21-month-old son in the car when Feazal, a diabetic, blacked out and lost control of the vehicle near the

intersection of Kernan Boulevard and Alumni Drive Feb. 1. Students Alesia Hallidy and Danielle were leaving the Osprey Fountains residence hall when a vehicle swerving into on-coming traffic caught their attention. “I’ve never seen an accident,” Hallidy said. “I didn’t know what to do at first.” Both students contacted 911 while following the vehicle to a nearby ditch where it lay over-turned. Halliday and Danielle caught the attention of passers-by who

noticed the students frantically running into the woods to assist those in the vehicle. Among the eight citizens that joined Halliday and Danielle was a nurse practi-tioner, Halliday said. The baby, still in his car seat, remained trapped in the vehicle with his unconscious mother. The students knew they needed to act fast as water began to leak through the windows and into the vehicle. The students grabbed the baby while the vehicle lay on its roof. Danielle took the baby in her arms and held him until an

ambulance arrived. The group of about 10 people banded together, flipped the car upright and pulled out Feazal, who remained unconscious, Danielle said. “The first thing I saw was ev-erybody around my car,” Feazal said. “I am thankful that there are still people willing to help you.” Feazal and her son are expect-ed to make a full recovery. Looking back on all that trans-pired, Halliday and Danielle feel they made the right choice in helping Feazal and her son.

“It was a horrific thing to wit-ness, but I just knew that I needed to help,” Danielle said. “As long as you’re not putting yourself in danger, you have an obligation to help out those who need it.”

e-mail Jessica Dubois-maahs at [email protected].

editor’s Note: One of the students who rescued the mother and her baby from the crashed car — danielle — wished for her last name to remain unknown.

New Florida Plan aims to double university budgets in five yearsBy max Jaegerassistant neWs editor

A new plan, titled the New Florida Plan, pro-posed by the Florida Board of Governors would make an investment in the state university system which would nearly double the state’s support for over the next five to seven years in a long-term ef-fort to boost Florida’s economy. “The plan would create and expand a knowl-edge-based economy that is different from our reliance on tourism, growth, agriculture and construction,” said Shelia McDevitt, chair of the board. In light of Florida’s sagging construction econ-omy, some lawmakers see universities as a sound long-term investment. Research and subsequent technology and in-tellectual property create the opportunity to spin off businesses, but the state needs to produce the graduates that can staff those new businesses, McDevitt said. The plan’s proponents maintain that gradu-ates — particularly post-graduates — with de-grees in science, technology, engineering, math and medicine (STEMM) will create businesses that lessen the state’s reliance on tourism and sheer expansion. The plan intends to bolster both university-based research and the number of post-graduates in Florida by providing $1.75 billion for research equipment and university programming in STEMM fields. Universities must also use the money to increase admission, retention and grad-uation rates, McDevitt said. Gov. Charlie Crist has proposed $100 million

toward the program in its first year, should the legislators pass it during their spring session. New Florida calls for a phased increase in funds, with $150 million in the 2011-2012 school year and $200 million in the 2012-2013 school year, said UNF President John Delaney. McDevitt said the economy is too poor to predict how much the state can commit in coming years. “One of the things we’re trying to do with this program is create some predictability, but we also know that the state doesn’t have any money,” McDevitt said. If the state wants to complete the plan in five years, its yearly contribution to the plan would need to be closer to $300 million per year, she said. The state has projected that it will fund uni-versities for about $161.2 million in the 2010-2011 school year. This projection does not include Crist’s proposed $100 million, according to the board’s Web site. Under the plan, each university is responsible for an outline of the schools’ goals written to the board’s specifications. Universities must also re-port their progress according to the outline every year, McDevitt said. Progress reports will be available through the board’s Web accountability program. The board has not decided exactly how to al-locate funds among the 11 eligible universities but plans to work with universities and divvy up money based on individual schools’ goals. How the plan affects UNF Money from the New Florida Plan will offset the tuition differential that was recently adopted

at UNF. The differential allows universities to raise tuition each year by 15 percent if the state doesn’t vote to raise tuition. The state restricts universities to a 7 per-cent increase — where the state paid the other 8 percent. If the state does not make a full 8 percent raise, the tuition differential lets uni-versities exact up to 8 percent in “non-tuition” fees from students. Since differential tuition is a fee and not “tu-ition,” some financial aid programs like the Florida Prepaid program do not cover it. New Florida money will give universities mon-ey that could lighten students’ burgeoning tuition burden, said Student Body President John Barnes. Delaney said he thinks students will see differ-ential tuition decrease after the first year. Tuition increases will continue, and they may not dip below 15 percent per year in the next few years, but the increases will be tuition increases mandated by the state, Delaney said. As long as the increases are state-mandated and not university-mandated, students have more options for paying. Should legislatures enact the plan, half of UNF’s new funding will be directed toward re-search and half will be directed toward non-tar-geted programs, Delaney said. UNF is not a research-intensive university, but it will “play in both pockets,” said Delaney, who helped develop New Florida as interim chancellor of the board from 2008 to 2009. Targeted programs include programs that fall under STEMM, transformational learning, flag-ship programs and advising, Delaney said. UNF will also expand the liberal arts base it has established.

The UNF College of Arts and Sciences would like to add a Master’s in Fine Arts for music and visual arts students. The culture of the state is very important as well because it makes for a well-rounded community, Delaney said. “We want to be Athens and not Sparta,” he said. A pretty significant priority is salaries, and New Plan money will finance new faculty and more competitive salaries, Delaney said. The 2010-2011 fiscal year marks the fourth year in a row that UNF faculty has not gotten a raise. Faculty raises are not as important as at-tracting new talent and purchasing cutting-edge equipment, said Judith Solano, faculty representative for the board and director of the school of computing. “We’ve been really lucky to get some of our younger faculty recently … because we can’t compete really well in terms of salaries, research start-up funds and things like that,” Solano said. Departments will be able to use new money to purchase technology and lab equipment that will aid students and facilitate university research, Solano said. “Each year [when we] go before the legisla-ture, it’s a crap-shoot,” Solano said. “[The plan] is wonderful because I would have access to some of the tools and technology to do things that I can’t do now. In the department of computing, we have students who have stuff where they work that we don’t have. We can only talk about it.” State legislature will vote on the New Florida Plan during its spring session, and the Spinnaker will continue coverage.

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Delaney: Shorstein used grand juries for political grudges

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Despite his recent involvement in state and national politics, UNF President John Delaney said he hopes to remain at the university for the next decade and does not plan to run for pub-lic office again. Delaney said he relishes his role at UNF and views his political engage-ment as beneficial to the university. Delaney served for two terms as the

mayor of Jacksonville from 1995 to 2003 and served as the interim chancellor of the State University System Board of Governors from October 2008 to October 2009. “There’s a lot of days that I feel like I have a much bigger impact at UNF on the community [of Jacksonville] than what I did as mayor,” Delaney said. Last summer, Gov. Charlie Crist placed Delaney on the shortlist to succeed retiring Sen. Mel Martinez, whose departure created a vacant U.S. senate seat. Delaney said he spoke with UNF’s Board of Trustees about the pos-sible appointment, and they were supportive of the move. If he would have been appointed, an interim president would have been selected, and Delaney would have returned to UNF after finishing former Sen. Mel Martinez’s term, he said. He said that Gov. Crist’s former chief of staff, George LeMieux, told him to start looking for a place to live in Washington, D.C. and to start thinking about staff members to hire. Delaney said Crist was “98 per-cent” sure about selecting him to fill the vacant seat. Crist ended up selecting LeMieux instead. Delaney said he was “relieved” when he heard the news. “I think that [the U.S. senate] would’ve been a fun gig, but I’m glad it didn’t happen for a lot of different rea-sons,” Delaney said. Late last year, Delaney made local and statewide headlines speaking out on political and public policy issues.

He addressed the city’s Charter Review Commission Dec. 10, 2009 re-garding whether to change the way the Duval County School Board and Jacksonville Sheriff ’s Office sheriff are chosen. Delaney favors an appointed school board and sheriff, but said the latter would be politically impos-sible. He penned an editorial for the Florida Times-Union explaining his position Feb. 8. He taken a stance against the nomi-nation of former State Attorney Harry Shorstein to become U.S. Attorney. Delaney wrote a letter which has set off a political firestorm even though he wrote it as a private citizen, sending the missive from his private address. “There’s a rule in politics — he who defines first, defines last,” Delaney said. Shorstein and his allies have de-fined Delaney’s concerns as political in nature, though he insists he has no personal issues with Shorstein, Delaney said. Shorstein, a Democrat, and Delaney, a Republican, had a “great relation-ship” for many years, Delaney said. He even endorsed Shorstein in 1996 for state attorney. State and local media outlets, specif-ically the Florida Times-Union and the St. Petersburg Times, “have substantial-ly got it [coverage of the letter] wrong. Dramatically wrong,” Delaney said. Shorstein downplayed the situation. “I don’t want to readdress those is-sues, I think they speak for themselves,” Shorstein said. “You have supporters, and you have detractors.”

He said he would rather the White House, which makes the final deter-mination on his nomination for U.S. Attorney, focus on his record. “My record is very, very public,” Shorstein said. “It’s pretty much an open book.” Shorstein’s record is at the center of Delaney’s misgivings, mainly be-cause Shorstein has used grand juries as a vehicle to settle “political grudges,” Delaney said. “Let’s say two neighbors are fight-ing. ... If one of them says, ‘Hey, there’s a dead body buried in the backyard!’ then don’t you think the cops would go look to see if there’s a dead body there?” Delaney said. “Why don’t you look at the substance of what some of these concerns are? But it’s easier to write it as a political thing.” Shorstein called the grand jury re-ports credible. “If you were questioning the effi-cacy or the credibility of a grand jury report, you should just read it yourself and see if it adequately explains its findings, conclusions and recommen-dations,” Shorstein said. “I think they speak for themselves.” Shorstein may not agree with his critics’ characterization of his record but he respects their first amendment rights, he said. “At one time I was willing to give up my life to protect those rights [as a Vietnam veteran], so he can say whatever he thinks is appropriate,” Shorstein said. Matt Corrigan, chair of the UNF political science and public

administration department, said he didn’t feel qualified to speak about Shorstein’s legal credentials for being U.S. Attorney. But he did note that no one should be surprised that Delaney would remain politically active. “One of his [Delaney’s] major strengths was that he was involved in public policy and public affairs,” Corrigan said. “When you have some-one like that you can expect them to stay involved.”

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Exhibit shows Jacksonville’s unsavory history of racial tension

ebruary is black history month. You probably already knew that. But what you might not know about is

Jacksonville’s sordid and shameful history of segregation and racial discrimination. This summer will mark the 50th anni-versary of Axe Handle Saturday, a somber day of racial unrest that swept our River City into the ferocious maelstrom of the Civil Rights struggle. On Aug. 27, 1960, a group of black youths entered a diner and sat at a “white’s only” lunch counter. This was a continuation of sit-in demonstrations that began two weeks prior in Jacksonville and several months earlier around the nation. In response to their perceived inso-lence, a throng of some 200 whites, some wearing Confederate uniforms, attacked the demonstrators with axe handles and baseball bats. This event is currently being portrayed pictorially as an exhibit in the Lufrano Intercultural Gallery in the Student Union.

The exhibit runs through March 5 and is based on Rodney Hurst’s book “It was never about a hot dog and a Coke!” Hurst’s book tells the story of how young black and white high school stu-dents rose to oppose the pervasive system of segregation in Jacksonville in the 1960s. “We saw, as idealistic as this sounds, we saw an issue that needed to be dealt with and in our limited way, we dealt with it,” Hurst told the Spinnaker. After that violence-soaked Saturday in the summer of 1960, the protests continued. “We wanted to make sure people under-stood the reasons for our doing what we were doing,” Hurst said. “It was not a lark, it was not a passing fad or fancy, we were determined to fight segregation and racism with every fiber of our being, as limited as they [our resources] were, but still we were going to fight.” Discrimination was as diffused as it was transparent in those days. None of the local media outlets in Jacksonville

covered the run up to Axe Handle Saturday, and the abhorrent event itself received scant coverage. This is hardly surprising considering the Florida-Times Union’s only coverage of blacks during this time came as a special section called “News For and About the Colored People of Jacksonville,” which was denoted with a black star on the front page. This edition was delivered exclusively to black neighborhoods, Hurst said. “In the big picture, white folk didn’t even know black folk existed in terms of that kind of news,” Hurst said. “The news was segregated as was everything else.” The exhibit is a stark reminder of how far we have come as a nation. But only a fool would think that racism is a relic of antiquity. The Southern Poverty Law Center released a report last year identifying nearly 1,000 active hate groups in the not-so United States. This represents a hate group increase of over 50 percent since the

beginning of the decade and a 4 percent increase since 2008, the year President Barack Obama was elected as the nation’s first black president. It is tempting to ignore the deep socio-logical scars of segregation and invidious discrimination that continue to haunt our country — to just go on as if such obscene affronts on human decency and democratic values never happened or are so far in the distant past as to be irrelevant. Some may even contend that looking backward in time is counterproductive when one considers race relations. We would stress to those of such a mind, how-ever, that past is prologue, and the only way to go forward is to understand from where we have come. As Hurst reminds us: “We are a work in progress because of the human condi-tion, and if we don’t try to continue to improve, we’re going to retrogress at a faster rate than some folks think that we have progressed.”

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Dear Editor,

Picture a young, ambitious and brilliant college fresh-man, at the beginning of the school semester, receiving $3,000 in financial aid. He doesn’t need the money now, and he would like to see it grow, to invest, but doesn’t know how. The best he can come up with is going to the bank and asking one of the bank’s representative where to put his money. They tell him he needs at least $5,000 to put his money in a CD, and since he doesn’t have that amount he decides

to leave the money in the sav-ings account where he gets a .1 percent interest APR. He is not satisfied, however he does think that he couldn’t have done anything better with the money. As the semester progress-es, the money that is in the savings account is trans-ferred little by little to the checking account, and from there, this student spends the money thoughtlessly with just a swipe. Right before the semester is over, this student is check-ing his bank account, and he sees less than $200 in his savings account and asks

himself, “Where did it all go?” since there is less than $100 in his checking account, as well. We all know where all the money went, it slowly drifted away in pizza, dates, ball games and road trips. He probably did have a lot of fun, but he also ended up with a low GPA due to all the distractions and amusement that he had. Did the student really make the correct choice? What would have happened if the student had invested the $3,000 in a mutual fund, money market, CD, stocks or a bond? One thing is for sure, he

would still have the money! Having money in a savings account is not a smart way to save, since with a one-click transaction you can have the money in your check card or in cash. Does this story sound a little familiar? Is this maybe your story? If that’s the case, stay on the lookout for “Invest Ed” a program created for students, by the students. This program is coming to campus this Friday, Feb. 26 at noon. Full lunch will be provided, and game prizes will be given.

luis barrientos

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When I woke up this morn-ing, I never thought I would spend this entire day actively promoting and defending the or-ganization that has defined my experience at UNF. As I stood glaring out my car window in Lot 18, I could not find words or thoughts to soothe what my boss had just told me. Today I found out that UNF Eco-Adventure is being “cut.” We are more than a depart-ment and number on any budget. We are a family. To be honest I felt very much like a child being informed about a pending divorce. “It’s nothing YOU did, it’s us,” rang through my mind. The proposed Student Government budget for the 2010-2011 school year does not

include Eco-Adventure. The small amount allotted would allow for one person to simply dispense gear for limited hours. Despite past budget cuts to our program, money has been stretched to fill cracks and allow for our continued expansion. Two staff members continue to work for part-time, student pay, while holding degrees they earned from UNF. Last fall, I personally led my first trip and most suc-cessful in our history as a program (since 2001). Over 33 people went whitewater raft-ing for two days, in two differ-ent rivers, in two states. Our food was paid for by Whole Foods, who gladly supplies healthy grub for such events. If Eco-Adventure did not exist, students would not have been offered this experience.

Many people do not know we exist and why such a place is worth … saving!? A month ago Eco-Adventure hosted a team-building program for the Delta Sigma Pi Business Fraternity. These activities are designed around student groups or clubs that request them, and promote healthy leader-ship roles and positive group experiences in the outdoor setting. The Society of Women Engineers has also done pro-grams with us. Each group we have worked with has provided us with vast amounts of posi-tive feedback and recommenda-tions for other groups. We also provide Night Hikes, workshops, SCUBA certifica-tion and sailing trips. None of which would be possible after proposed budget cuts. We are a group of students providing a

service for students and embody the greatness that I often brag about when expressing my pas-sion for UNF. I have worked for this school, and this organization for almost three years. From our physical relocation to the John Golden Pavilion to our most success-ful trip, I have seen growth, cohesion, and success within a “real-world” organization. A few of us are approaching graduation, and nothing is more heartbreaking than to see ones efforts, passion, and legacy turned to nil. If you want your voice to be heard, please be present at the Student Senate Chambers, March 1, 6:30pm. This is a chance for students to speak up about the program that was designed by us, for us.

Keenan mclean Webb

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“Magica” by Os Mutantes

Yes, I don’t know Portuguese. Yes, therefore the only reasons I have to believe that this Brazilian psych-pop group means to say anything about mystical practices or beings is through the harp tidal pools, ‘60s throwback paisley sound (which everyone knows means clairvoyance) and the title’s extreme likening to the English word “magic.” Stick around for the strange but enchanting ode to the Stones during the last 30 seconds.

“Magic” by Pilot Admittedly one of the most recognizable songs from 1985 family-friendly films and paper towel commercials, the boys from this pyscho-synth outfit deliver a thoroughly encour-aging yet ambiguous song in “Magic.” It’s unclear if they’re reassuring the very real “magic” of love or Santa Claus — either way, the tune goes down well with some magic potion, if you catch my drift.

“Flying Lesson (Hot Chicken #1)” by Yo La Tengo

“Hocus Pocus” taught us all that the power of magic includes the power to propel your-self and fly around your city, taking pity on all the minions unable to launch themselves airborne without the assistance of some fiberglass craft. Go ahead and take the lines, “I hear the whispers everywhere I go/ I hear the laughter everywhere I go,” as a sign of the Jersey band’s telepathy and the feedback as flying noises.

“Sorcerer” by Stevie Nicks

Nicks, of the late, great Fleetwood Mac, focuses on the sexy aspect of spellbinding soci-eties. “Sorcerer, show me the high life/ Come over, let me put you on ice,” only makes sense with Nicks’ signature vocal warble and absurd amounts of tambourines. Plus the woman writes all her stuff in her very own tower attached to her house. Jealous? Join the club.

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Perhaps Hollywood’s latest kick has been sexy teenage vampires doing sexy things, but what the ‘90s favored was sexy teenage witches doing sexy things (anyone remember “The Craft” or “Charmed”?). In honor of some of the hilarious misconceptions (and I do stress the misconceptions part) hurled UNF Pagan’s Discussion Group’s way (the scoop’s on page 10), I’ve tossed together a list of the Top Five Bewitching Ballads. Sorry, no Eagles in this batch. ... Grab a broom and prepare for flight:

“I Put a Spell on You” by Screamin’ Jay Hawkins Both CCR and Nina Simone had good runs trying to pull off as dynamic of a rendition of Hawkins’ original, but there really wasn’t much point. Despite its constant cropping up on Monster Mash Mixtapes and crap, the man who regularly broke onto stages during performances from coffins penned himself a classic, near-obsessive yearning 1956 ditty double-dipped from the voodoo vat. Really kids, you don’t have to listen hard to start see-ing mysterious puffs of smoke and feel an ethereal, Cajun presence in the room here.

Top Five Bewitching Ballads

compiled by beca Grimm.

GRAPey GRiNS AND GRiPeS

Smoking Loon indulges dark red quaffers

By ryan tHompsonCoPy editor A group of 20-somethings formed in San Francisco circa 1990 to renaissance the spirit of psychedelic music in an ‘80s techno and ‘90s hip-hop sort of world — or so they thought. Well, the Rolling Stone guitarist namesake band, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, drops their latest CD “Who Killed Sgt. Pepper?” Feb. 23. The squad has seen many different fac-es in its lineup, but the radicals who took to the production of this album include Anton Newcombe on guitars and vocals, Matt Hollywood following suit, Frankie Teardrop on guitar, Ricky Reme Maymi on guitar and feedback, Collin Hegma on bass, Daniel Allaire on drums, Rolo Campanella on organ, guitar and percussion and Joel Goin on tambourines and maracas. These groovy grooveheads release ‘Sgt. Pepper’ under Newcombe’s label A Records. There aren’t many positive things to say about this neo-psych nonsense, but a short rundown of their jam-band tracks is in order. “Tempo 116.7,” the opening track, has that “I’ll start to play something, and the rest of you can add a little something, and then that will make up this song” taste to it. I’m not going to lie, I did head bop at first, but this one stands as a contestant for one of the worst songs ever produced. The random, hoarse moanings didn’t help too much, either. Here’s a fun one: “White Music” is also solely instrumental, but the video streamed with it made it even more in-teresting. A creepy, red-eyed, pale woman plays the ditty’s string bits while she sits in a red room with an albino rat on the top of her head. Add to that the albino rabbit in a box above her and the white cat adjacent

to it, and you’ve got yourself some pure-D video-making. Seriously though, this one’s one of the best on the album, save for that odd music video. The penultimate song, “Feel It (Of Course We [word that starts with f and rhymes with tucking] Do,” reminds you of the group’s jam-band nature as it is six minutes and 33 seconds of pure I-want-this-to-be-over-ness. I’d say skip it and re-listen to the song before it, “Our Time.” At least ‘Time’ is a good song with a perfect length. Oh, and as an extra bonus, it starts off with the sound of a rotary dial telephone. Massacre takes an upward swing with “Detka! Detka! Detka!,” a dancey tune with some strong, Russian vocals. Who cares if you don’t know what the song says, at least you know that the band is edgy and ironic, as the song prior to it (“Someplace Else Unknown”) includes the lyric “I don’t give a [that word again] about World War II.” Then, the crew really wants you to feel exhausted in the last track “Felt Tipped Pen-Pictures of UFOs” that which is basically The John Lennon Jesus Controversy (“I like the Beatles more than Jesus Christ”) set to some peaceful 1960s space music. If you’re in the mood for some neo-psychedelic beats, skip this album. The title gives off that “Beatles? Pish posh” feel and then dedicates a whole nine minutes to Lennon. Whoops, maybe I missed the irony. But I’d definitely recommend you go ahead and miss the irony, too. There’s My Bloody Valentine’s “Loveless” out there if you’re really itching for shoegaze. But hey, listen — these Jonestown guys are different. At least they’re original.

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ALBUM Review

Save yourself a kick to the noggin; psychedelic rockers BJM just took too much acid this time

By James Cannon iieditor in CHieF

The entrance price barrier for most wines at local grocery stores and wine specialty shops are typically very low, but with that also comes the ubiqui-tous horrible bottle of wine from time to time. Before I go any further, I would like to dispel a rumor — I know, many afi-cionados far greater than myself have stated something many times that bears repeating — the age, price, vine-yard and location doesn’t necessarily mean a specific wine is up to snuff. That being said, what should dictate whether you purchase a specific bot-tle more up to your personal tastes. However, for the neophyte wine con-noisseur, you might not know what exactly titillates your palette. To start with, all wines you sample should at least score 85 points or above on Wine Spectator’s or Wine Enthusiast’s lists. This week I have chosen to review one of my all-time favorites, Smoking Loon Cabernet Sauvignon, based out of, you guessed it, Napa, Calif. The region is one of the most over-lauded and over-priced areas to buy grapes or wine, but this is simply a great, fairly inexpensive bottle of wine. Depending on the store, it is usually priced between $8 and $10 per bottle, which means even the most cash-strapped among us could easily afford to sample this delicious yet un-complicated wine.

A lot of people say specific types or brands have “acquired tastes,” and while I sometimes find myself making excuses for

brands I have come to love, I consider that concept simply B.S. If you have to make yourself like something, then why are you really drinking it — or more importantly, who are you trying to impress? The Smoking Loon Cab has a dis-tinct earthy and smoky aroma that ought to pique your olfactory senses. It has the full-bodied taste like most other Cabs but has strong overtones of pepper and light yet present undertones of tobacco and plum. It is an extremely dry wine with a slight acidic taste and moderate tannin levels. It geso down smooth but has a strong bite for an aftertaste. This is definitely not for the basic

Riesling or Chardonnay drinker, but for the more adventurous im-

biber with a love for deep and dark reds. Don Sebastiani and Sons, a California negociant, pro-duces the Loon. Sebastiani, it should be pointed out, doesn’t produce its own grapes but buys in bulk from other surrounding vineyards and produces its own varieties of wine. The winery makes a host of other labels but also pro-duces a Merlot, Pinot Noir, Pinot Grigio, Chardonnay and a Sauvignon Blanc under the Smoking Loon label. Outside of the Cab, the Blanc is my other go-to as it is also dry but quite a bit lighter.

e-mail James cannon ii [email protected].

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A heaping amount of fam-ily and friend’s birthdays quickly approach, Pisces. Take a detour from the lo-cal card shop straight for your crafts drawer. Pop-out styles are always fun.

At some point this week you’ll find yourself fix-ated on a piece of art that represents a place you’d rather be. Make a mental note, Aries: You’ll call this place home one day.

Stop losing everything, Taurus! While your great-est fear is to be like Jennifer Lopez’s O.C.D. character in “The Wedding Planner,” at least keep track of your keys for stars’ sake.

You’ve been very good lately with displays of thought, good deeds and civic duty. This week you’ll be off, get tired and rethink things. Fight it. Jacksonville needs the regular you, Gemini.

It’s a strange trend but you’ve started to notice all the batteries powering ev-ery single electronic item you own, Cancer, are dead. Don’t linger on the anom-aly or it’ll make you mad.

You’re generally a mild, vanilla type, Leo. But this week you’ll wish you had an evil twin to commit your darkest wishes. Evil is not your cup of tea, but maybe it’s meant to be.

Why is it that even if your love life’s in shambles, Virgo, your grades suck, and you’re in debt. A new haircut, a clean home and a new candle mask the pain. Reflect on this.

Libra, Mars is rising and bringing war to your life. You won’t be able to de-cide what battle to fight this time. So wear ortho-pedics and guard your Achille’s heal.

Beetlejuice is in the shoul-der of Orion and leaves a mysterious red mark on your body, Scorpio. Look for it, this means you are the chosen one.

Follow the drinking guard. It’s very high in the win-ter sky, Sagittarius. Your freedom does not lie in the North. It lies overseas, so prepare to go forth.

Beware of the matador’s tempting red cape, for it hides a sword, but follow your instincts and go for the gore, Capricorn.

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By tyler WHitestaFF Writer

The second time was the charm Feb. 13 for the giant poster cutout of UNF head men’s basketball coach Matthew Driscoll that paraded through the audience when the men’s basketball team defeated Florida Gulf Coast 68-65 in overtime. This win brings the Ospreys to just one win away from clinching a spot in the Atlantic Sun Conference games.

The 71-60 loss to Stetson University Feb. 11 put a short delay on UNF’s post-season plans. “That night, we were disappointed, but the next day, we came to work and left it behind us,” said senior guard Eni Cuka. Because UNF lost to Stetson, the team does not yet qualify for the Atlantic Sun Conference tournament which will occur March 3 - March 6. The Ospreys’ record now stands at 12-14 for the season and 7-9 for A-Sun Conference Play. Even though

UNF’s future in the A-Sun Tournament is unsure, Driscoll is still proud of how his team performed against FGCU. “Our guys really did a great job of do-ing what they had to do,” he said. The team stayed on top of FGCU’s 3-point shooters and freshman forward Andy Diaz shot a double-double. In addition, Cuka and freshman guard Jerron Granberry both scored 13 points in the game. Sophomore forward Matt Sauey sat on the sidelines during Feb. 13’s game after

spraining his right ankle in the final min-utes of the game against Stetson. Sauey received treatment for his injury and is ex-pected to play this week, Driscol said. “Our guys have really fought through a whole bunch of things, including in-juries at this particular stage which is pretty common,” Driscoll said. FGCU kept the lead for the majority of the first half, with a 36.8 shooting percent-age, but the Ospreys stepped up during the last five minutes of the first half increas-ing their percentage rate to 57.9. UNF end-ed the first half with the lead at 30-27. UNF came out strong in the second half, but halfway through the second, Gulf Coast was able to regain the lead with a score of 44-43. The Ospreys fought to regain the lead, but the second half ended with both teams tied at 55 points. “Our league is just a brutal league. … Thirty-point wins would be kind of nice every once in a while,” Driscoll said about the close match against FGCU. “Florida Gulf Coast has always battled. They’ve battled everybody.” The Ospreys struggled with rebounds in comparison to Florida Gulf Coast, mak-ing 13 offensive and 16 defensive rebounds. But even with FGCU’s high rebound stats, Cuka played well for the Ospreys during overtime, shooting seven points and catching an important offensive re-bound when Granberry missed a free throw shot. “You get those lucky bounces some-times,” Cuka said.But Driscoll thought it was more than just luck. Cuka’s points helped seal the 68-65 win over FGCU. “I think people don’t think that [Cuka’s] fast enough or strong enough to get through, but he’s a lot stronger than you think,” Driscoll said. The Ospreys travel to Georgia this week to play against Mercer Feb. 18 and Kennesaw State Feb. 20.

e-mail Tyler White [email protected].

UNF men’s basketball defeats Florida Gulf Coast 68-65 in OTOspreys come closer to possible post-season play in the Atlantic Sun Conference matches

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UNF Baseball vs. Ohio State Feb. 19, 7 p.m.

UNF’s opening game, beers will be served, and Dusty Rhodes’ last first game

UNF player David Jeune battles Florida Gulf Coast Eagle Eddie Murray at the tip off Feb. 13.

Beer-serving at home games could attract underage Osprey fans

I don’t think they mean to cheat. Cut ‘em some slack? Well, at least they weren’t expelled.

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It looks like beer goggles are going to be the next big game giveaway at UNF sporting events. According to UNF athletic director Lee Moon, Bud Light is now being sold at every home basketball and baseball game, so look out, law enforcement. If UNF loses, we won’t just have angry fans anymore. They’ll be angry and drunk. “It should help generate marketing revenue,” Moon said. “It should help gen-erate concessions revenue, and it will give the public an opportunity to enjoy an athletic contest with a cold beer. It will give [fans] one more reason to come watch basketball or baseball.” The purpose of adding alcohol to the concession stands at UNF athletic events is to attract more money and more fans. It’s not, however, meant for the most im-portant population at UNF. Moon said this is not geared toward any UNF students. Sorry, students. I guess you don’t get any

benefits until you are able to rub elbows with fellow alumni, that is unless you try to bribe one of them to buy you a beer. Sixteen-ounce Bud Light beers are sold at UNF concessions for $3 a piece. Fans who are issued a wristband can only buy two beers at a time, and they are required to show their driver’s license every time they return to the concession stands. Because of these precautionary mea-sures, Moon isn’t concerned about un-derage drinking. “That’s why we use the wristbands,” Moon said. “And we also have extra se-curity in place to identify if somebody

in the Arena has a beer and doesn’t have a wristband.” Even with the extra security, college students are going to be able to get their hands on a beer. Some students may have an F in math, but I’m sure many of them have an A in persuasion. If they can figure out how to get alcohol out of stores, they should be able to figure it out at a conces-sion stand or crowded athletic event. I could be wrong, but I’m sure it’s going to be difficult for concession stand workers to catch every underage fan who attempts to buy a beer. They serve tons of people throughout the night. There’s got to be a couple Ospreys who fly under the radar. Moon often says, “Enthusiasm isn’t taught. It’s caught.” But I bet a lot of fans aren’t going to be too enthusiastic when they are caught underage with a beer in their hands at a basketball or baseball game. Despite the risks of underage drink-ing or drunken brawls, UNF President John Delaney approved the allowance of

beer to be served at basketball and base-ball events. This isn’t earth-shattering because the UNF Boathouse was already serving alcohol for cheap and the Arena has been equipped with beer taps all along, but it is the first time alcohol will actually be served at an on-campus game. There are no regulations from the NCAA that prohibit serving alcohol at col-lege athletic events except during cham-pionship matches, but that doesn’t mean UNF should allow beer at its games. Even with the extra security and wristbands, it’s the first time UNF has done something like this, making it an experiment. Moon said he’s seen that offering beer does have positive side effects on athlet-ics departments, but I don’t think UNF is prepared for the responsibility.

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Question 1: the unF softball team has lost four out of its first five games this season. should the unF athletics department allow fans to purchase beer at those games, as well?

Question 2: Former pittsburgh pirate Jim rooker, who owns a residence in Jacksonville, is writing children’s baseball books. What would you do if you were a retired athlete?

Question 3: the 2010 olympics got off to a rough start when a training run ended in a death of a luger from the republic of georgia. is luge too dangerous of a sport to be in the olympics?

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Who me? An athlete? Ha ha ha ...

I’m not a drinker myself, but if they are losing, by all means keep the lagers a-comin’. Anything to keep the crowd pleased.

Nothing boosts sycophantic support quite like a little sauce. ... It couldn’t hurt.

Give up exercising ... forever.

They know what they’re signing up for, so no, not too dangerous for them. But for me, the first time I luge will be my last ... because I’ll be dead.

I can’t look at that word without think-ing about loogies ... or Luigi. Pizza ...

Absolutely not! There’s nothing dan-gerous about sliding through a narrow ice tunnel at high speeds, wearing no more than a spandex bodysuit. Sign me up!

Absolutely. In fact, all the teams should be throwing their games until I can get soused anywhere on campus.

Feign senility and flip off children and gov-ernment officials with relative impunity.

Boycott the Olympics until the Olympic comittee gets off of its high-horse and recognizes shirts-and-skins Backgammon as an official event.

Uhhh ... something something have more affairs something something?

Definitely not live in Jacksonville.

Not if that beer is a Bud Light. Ew.

Who doesn’t? ... pizza ... I heard that he was creating a Mor-mon Fundamentalist commune for all his hoes to roam.

Question 4: the schedule for the World golf Championship is in place and tiger Woods is nowhere in the agenda. does Woods have better ways of spending his time other than playing golf?

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