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Terry StricklandNew Media Editor

On Nov. 2, University of West Florida students will vote on a proposal to add 25 cents to $1 per credit hour to student fees to fund sustainability projects on campus.

The non-binding referendum is intended to gauge student support for such a fee. Based on the results of the vote, the administration will decide whether to move forward.

So far, student support for the fee appears strong, despite a 15 percent tuition increase and a 20 percent reduction in Bright Futures scholarships funding this year.

Out of 60 respondents to a poll on The Voyager Facebook page, 40 said they would vote to support the fee.

There are also detractors, of course. At the Oct. 14 SGA meeting, junior public relations major Philip Gamon addressed his concerns to

the Senate. “I shouldn’t have to pay for the school to do what they should already be doing,” he said. “That’s another nickel and dime out of our pocket.”

“I place a high importance on environmental sustainability,” Gamon wrote in a later email. “That being said, I do not believe I should be forced into paying for environ-mental sustainability. I already pay building fees to this campus. If the campus would like to use that

money and become more environ-mental friendly, go for it.”

Jacquie Ayala is the Florida organizer for the Southern Energy Network, the organization respon-sible for the Student Green Energy Fund project, of which the UWF proposal is a part.

“Unfortunately,” she wrote, “the reality is that administrators will rarely have enough money (or will power) they can allocate to do

big, carbon-reducing, clean energy-implementing projects that we need to get our campuses off dirty energy.”

Megan Keene, a junior pre-professional biology major said, “I can deal with a small raise in fees. I have already accepted the fact that tuition has been raised and my 100 percent Bright Futures scholarship isn't really worth 100 percent of my tuition. "

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Students to vote on green energy fee referendum

Nicole YeakosStaff Writer

In October, Gov. Rick Scott proposed increasing state fund-ing to college programs in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) —all at the expense of programs in the liberal arts and other fields, particularly anthropology.

In a recent interview with the “St. Petersburg Times,” Scott said Florida doesn’t need anthropologists.

“It’s a great degree if people want to get it,” he said. “But we don’t need them here.”

Scott said the Florida educa-tion system needs to focus more on STEM programs in K-12 schools, as well as in college curriculums.

“That's what our kids need to focus all of their time and atten-

tion on,” Scott told the reporter, “those type of degrees that when they get out of school, they can get a job."

Although Scott’s intentions are clearly those of economic growth, his comments have not gained much support.

Chairs and representatives of college anthropology depart-ments across the state wrote a letter to the governor saying that the employment prospects for anthropologists are promising.

“According to the U.S.

Department of Labor, the overall employment of anthropologists and archaeologists, geographers, and historians is expected to grow by 22 percent from 2008 to 2018, which is much faster than the average for all occupations,” the letter said.

John R. Bratten, chair of the Division of Anthropology and Archaeology, and Elizabeth D. Benchley, director of the UWF Archaeology Institute, were two of the 10 people who signed the letter.

In an interview with the "Lakeland Ledger" in early October, Kelly Layman, execu-tive director of communications for the State University System of Florida Board of Governors, said anthropology was not clas-sified as a STEM.

In the letter mentioned above however, the university repre-sentatives claim that it is.

“The National Science Foundation funds anthropologi-cal research and supports inno-vative projects between anthro-pology and other STEM disci-plines,” the letter said.

As the debate continues to explode across the state, the University of West Florida student body, faculty and staff are generating opinions of their own.

Gov. Scott says anthropologists not needed

Photos by Valerie Thornewell

A male UWF student on a motorcycle was injured after colliding into a car on University Parkway at approximately 11:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 31.UWF police, the Escambia County fire department and state troopers were present on the scene after the collision.Lt. Fletcher of the UWF police said the student on the motorcycle was being checked into the hospital. She said the driver of the car was OK.“Basically this was a car versus motorcycle collision,” Fletcher said.Traffic was not affected by the accident, and the scene was cleared within half an hour. The UWF police department was unable to provide any more information at the time of publication. The Florida Highway Patrol is handling the accident.Check www.thevoyager.net throughout the week to keep up with this story.

Motorcyclist hit near campus

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❱❱ RundownThe anthropology department was not the only program singled out by Gov. Scott. He said all liberal arts programs, including psychology, are not as important in student curriculum as STEM programs.Read next week's issue of The Voyager, where we will be elaborating on the other liberal arts programs being threatened by Gov. Scott.

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The Air Force and Army ROTC battalions competed against each other in a five-competition event called the Commander's Cup on Friday and Saturday.

Air Force won bragging rights for the year.

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The popular pizza pub, Hopjacks, is opening a second location in Pensacola on E. Nine Mile Road. The restaurant is taking over the old Times Grill building in mid-November.

The pizza pub will be open until 2 a.m., 7 days a week with 110 beers on tap and live entertainment.

Hopjacks opening second location

Opinions Editor W. Paul Smith continues his Occupy Wall Street series. In this latest installment, Smith explores the widening gap between the rich and poor in this country.

The Voyager staff weighs in on the possible plan to restructure the Student Government Association. So far, not enough details have been released to determine if the plan will be effective.

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Breast cancer walk raises more than $400KKatherine CorderoStaff Writer

In the early hours of the morning on Oct. 29, about 12,000 people of all ages fought the cold weather to participate in the ninth annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk of Pensacola outside the Cordova Mall.

From boas and decorated pink bras, to pink tutus, every-one was wearing some form of pink to honor and celebrate the lives of those who have survived breast cancer, those who have lost their lives to it, and those who are continuing to fight the battle.

Kathy Nettles, American Cancer Society Florida panhan-dle area executive director, said that last year, approximately 10,000 people participated in Making Strides.

Lori Perkins, the staff part-ner for Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, said that this year’s walk raised about $415,000 for the cause.

“This is one of the American Cancer Society’s priority special events,” Perkins said. “It raises money for breast cancer research, education, advo-cacy and services. It has grown tremendously. In 2003 we raised about $57,000, and last year we raised about $480,000.”

The opening ceremony for Making Strides Against Breast Cancer began with the University of West Florida Army ROTC presenting the colors while the national anthem was sung and the crowd gallantly sang along.

Mayor Ashton Hayward, who has been attending Making Strides for the past five years,

made the proclamation declar-ing Oct. 29 as Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Day.

“It’s so important in the world, our country, our state and our city, for all the people who fought breast cancer, so many people we know and love — whether it’s friends, family, neighbors — have suffered with this disease, that find-ing a cure is the No. 1 thing,” Hayward said in an interview. “I think we are truly blessed to have an amazing day like this: sunny, cool weather, thousands of people being out here. It’s a great event, and I can promise that across America this is one of the best events we have, right here in Florida, and right here in our great city of Pensacola.”

Peter LeFleur , 71 , a Pensacola local and a survivor of colon cancer, credited his next-door neighbor who had breast cancer as the person who really encouraged him to come to Making Strides.

“So many things today are done for the wrong causes, people protesting for this and that, and this is all for the right causes,” LeFleur said.

Nicole Clyatt, 36, a breast cancer survivor who had a double mastectomy on Sept. 29 of this year and is “still under construction,” and her sister Cindy Tanton, a 16-year survi-vor of Stage IV breast cancer, were both there with the “breast family” group, dressed in match-ing pink bras over long-sleeve shirts.

Clyatt and her family have been partaking in Making Strides for years in support of her sister, but this is the first year that she is walking for herself.

Mikaela Schumacher, 18, a

freshman at the University of West Florida, participated in Making Strides with Jessica Fernandez, 21, a junior, to support Fernandez’s experience with cancer in her family, and others they have known with the disease.

“My mom died from breast cancer when I was 9, so this is a cause that’s near and dear to my heart,” Fernandez said. “If we

all bond together for a cause like this, then this proves that there has to be some good left in the world.”

Viviane Hughes, 55, a breast cancer survivor of three years, and Rosanne Lewis, 62, both part of the Pen-Air Federal Credit Union group for Making Strides, have been part of this walk for at least the past five years. Hughes said she has real-

ized the impact breast cancer awareness has made.

“It’s not like 20 years ago, when you couldn’t talk about breast cancer,” Hughes said. “Today it’s something common, and we’re more supportive. I thank everyone for helping me get through this, because that’s a long dark tunnel, but with their support and encouragement, they helped me get through it.”

Terry StricklandNew Media Editor

Student Government Association President Josh Finley and Vice President Cora Merritt are working on a plan that could increase the size of the SGA and overhaul the way senators are elected and divided into committees.

Finley and Merritt said they hoped the changes would make the SGA more responsive, accountable and representa-tive of the student body.

However, Merritt told senators at the Oct. 29 SGA meeting that she and Finley would present the first draft of the plan to the SGA Executive Committee at a Nov. 3 retreat.

Finley and Zimmern said that the idea of restructuring the SGA had been spoken of for years. However, it was not until Vice President for Student Affairs Kevin Bailey

came to UWF in 2010 that the idea began to gain momentum.

Zimmern said that Bailey had encour-aged the SGA to pursue the changes and had made restructuring the SGA a priority for the Division of Student Affairs this year.

Merritt and Finley said the ratio of SGA representatives to students at UWF was currently about 1-450, while the ratio at other schools was about 1-350. Part of the proposed plan is aimed at closing this gap. Zimmern said that doing so would mean increasing the number of representatives from the current 27 to 35.

The second part of the plan is aimed at making the SGA more representative of the diversity on campus. Currently, sena-tors are usually elected by the general body. Therefore, Merritt said, each senator effectively represents all 12,000 students.

Finley, Merritt and Zimmern said they favored the idea of tying senators to specific colleges, although they have

considered several different possibilities, including tying senators to their particular graduating class or to student organiza-tions.

Under the favored proposal, students in the College of Arts and Sciences, for instance, would elect representatives from their own ranks, and each college would be represented by a number of senators proportionate to its student population.

“Right now, it’s hard for us to hold senators accountable for who they’re actu-ally representing,” Finley said. “You’re their representatives; go out there to your constituents and find out what students think.”

As it is, Finley and Merrit said, the SGA can be a bit cloistered. “I think that that’s kind of been the culture in the past,” Finley said, “to not really go out: ‘We’re just here to vote, and that’s it.’ And I think that that’s what we’re trying to change.”

Merritt said she hoped the changes would create more buy-in from students.

Another part of the plan relates to how senators are divided into commit-tees. Currently, senators campaign for, and are elected to, one of three commit-tees. If the election process is changed and senators are elected by college, committee membership would have to be determined some other way.

Finley said that it was common at other institutions for the SGA president to be responsible for dividing senators into committees. However, he objected to this idea.

“I think that gives too much power to one individual,” Finley said. “We’re trying to make sure that there are limitations of powers on people.”

Those involved with the discussions stressed that nothing had been finalized yet.

“None of this can happen overnight,” Zimmern said, “and there will be many, many, many more conversations before any of this would be implemented.”

Any changes to the Student Body Statutes would have to be approved by the Senate, and any changes to the Constitution must be approved by the

student body.“I think it’s important for students to

be involved in the process,” Finley said. “It can be the way that we imagine it. However, we want it to be what’s best for the student body. The only way that we can do that is to have input.”

Zimmern said that the team hoped to implement any changes in time for the March 2012 SGA elections.

“We want to be a representative body,” Merritt said, “and I think that this is just going to push us even more in that direc-tion.”

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“We have not been suffi-ciently persuasive that the outcomes of liberal arts education enhance worforce d e v e l o p m e n t , ” J a n e Halonen, dean of the UWF College of Arts and Sciences, said in an email interview.

“I think that will be a new and stronger direction that will grow out of the academic visioning work that has taken place at UWF over the past few months.”

Students are also feeling the heat from the governor’s comments.

“To assert that having more math, science and engineering majors will

equate to more jobs is abso-lutely ludicrous,” said Adam Reeves, UWF senior politi-cal science major. “I'd enjoy seeing Gov. Scott telling one of our anthropology or philosophy professors that their disciplines are now irrelevant.”

Jackie Schutz, deputy press secretary for the gover-nor, avoided comment on his targeting non-STEM programs.

“Education is one of the governor’s top priori-ties,” Shutz said in an email interview. “He understands that we need an excellent university system in order to generate the best-educated workforce to compete in a

global marketplace and be prepared for the demands of the 21st century.”

Schutz also said that more information on the governor’s legislative priori-ties will be released in the coming weeks.

Arizona State University President Michael M. Crow, in an outraged rebuttal to Scott’s proposal, said, “As a university president, I can assure Gov. Scott that his approach to both higher education and economic development is misguided and counterproductive.”

UWF President Judy Bense was not available for comment.

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W. Paul SmithOpinions Editor

“It’s called the American Dream because you have to be asleep to believe it.”

— George Carlin

This is the fourth and penultimate installment of my series on the Occupy Wall Street movement.

Those familiar with the movement have probably heard the protesters refer to themselves as the “99 percent.” What do they mean by this, and who exactly are the 99 percent?

Basically, calling themselves the “99 percent” refers to the top 1 percent of the super-rich elite in this country versus everyone else. However, the actual problem is not only in the top 1 percent but also in the huge, widening gulf of disparity growing between the rich and poor in this country while the middle class shrinks.

Let’s explore this further.

Income inequality

The top 1 percent owns 42 percent of the nation’s overall wealth (when count-ing income as well as assets), according to a study done for New York University by economist Edward N. Wolff.

And according to a study by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, when it comes to pure income, the top 1 percent owns about 17 percent of the nation’s income, the highest level since 1979, “while the share going to the middle one-fifth of Americans shrank to its lowest level during this period (14.1 percent).”

Forbes magazine reported that the net worth of the top 400 richest families in America alone is $1.37 trillion, which is more than the bottom 60 percent in this country has combined.

A study by Berkeley Professor Emmanuel Saez found that income inequality is at its highest rate since 1913 (when the income tax was instituted).

Furthermore, Saez states in his study, “The top 1 percent incomes captured half of the overall economic growth over the period 1993-2007.”

A report released last week by the Congressional Budget Office found that, since 1979, the top 1 percent saw income grow by 275 percent, whereas the aver-

age middle class income grew by less than 40 percent, and the bottom 20 percent of the population’s income grew by only 18 percent.

The report concluded: “As a result of that uneven income growth, the distri-bution of after-tax household income in the United States was substantially more unequal in 2007 than in 1979.”

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development found that the United States has the fourth overall worst income inequality of developed countries in the world. Only Turkey, Mexico and Chile have worse income inequality.

Wages fall

But as the rich keep getting richer, the middle class is shrinking and the poor are getting poorer.

According to the Economic Policy Institute, in 1965, the aver-age CEO earned 24 times what the average worker made, and by 2006, the aver-age CEO earned 262 times the pay of the average worker.

Also, the Bureau of Labor Statistics found that union membership has fallen to just 12 percent of workers. In 1983, it was 20 percent.

By studying data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Les Leopold, the author of the book “The Looting of America,” found that wages for the average worker have stagnated and, at times, even fallen over the past several decades while, at the same time, productivity has risen.

Leopold concluded: “By 2007, real wages (in today’s dollars) had slid from their peak of $746 per week in 1973 to $612 per week — an 18 percent drop. Had wages increased along with produc-tivity, the current average real wage for nonsupervisory workers would be $1,171 per week-$60,892 per year instead of today’s average of $31,824.”

So people are getting paid less for more work.

The U.S. Census Bureau reports that the median household income in America is $50,221.

But almost half of the members in Congress count themselves as among the rich in this country. According to the Center for Responsive Politics, the median income for a member of Congress is $911,510, and 261 members are millionaires.

Poverty and homelessness

Meanwhile, more Americans are now on food stamps than any other time in our nation’s history, some 43 million people or more than 14 percent of the

population. And according to

the Census Bureau, a record number of Americans are now living in poverty: 46.2 million people, the highest number the bureau has ever found since it began studying poverty rates 52 years ago.

A new study conducted by the Foundation for Child Development also found that child poverty has reached its highest level in 20 years,

with nearly 22 percent of children now living in poverty in the United States.

The report found that 15.6 million children are estimated to be living in poverty, and that as many as 500,000 are homeless.

The most recent Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress found that, across the country, approximately 650,000 people are homeless, and that approximately 1 million people live in homeless shelters.

Tax evasion

Well, the rich may be getting richer, but at least they pay their fair share in taxes, right? Not hardly.

The top tax bracket in this coun-try (those making over $379,150) is supposed to be 35 percent. Even though this tax rate is one of the lowest in the

history of our country, the super-rich don’t actually pay anywhere near that.

Billionaire Warren Buffett wrote a famous piece for the New York Times this summer showing that he actually only paid 17.4 percent in taxes in 2010, far below the 36 percent his employees paid.

And Buffett’s experience is about average. According to the IRS, the top 1 percent now has an average tax rate of about 17 percent. In 1995, the average tax rate for the mega-rich was about 30 percent.

Why do the rich pay so little? That’s because most of their income (over 80 percent according to the IRS) comes from long-term capital gains, dividends and carried interest, all of which are taxed at a maximum 15 percent rate.

The corporate tax rate for the largest corporations in the United States is 35 percent. It’s one of the highest corporate tax rates in the world — or it would be, if American corporations actually paid their taxes.

With the clever use of subsidies, tax benefits, foreign subsidiaries and overseas tax havens the effective corporate tax rate in 2008 was just 5.3 percent according to a report by Forbes Magazine.

In 2009, General Electric raked in over $10 billion in profits but paid exactly zero in taxes. Bank of America not only paid zero in taxes but actually received a tax benefit of $1 billion.

And these corporations are not alone. Boeing, Citigroup, Exxon-Mobil, and Wells Fargo also paid no federal income taxes, to name just a few companies.

A study by the Government Accountability Office found that two out of every three American corporations paid no federal income taxes from 1998 to 2005.

So not only are corporations not paying their fair share, but some are simply paying no share at all.

Something is seriously wrong here, folks. Every statistic shows that over the past several decades, the gap between the rich and poor is widening, the middle class is shrinking and the American Dream is fading.

But I still think there’s light at the end of the tunnel, and next week, in my final installment of this series, I will explore what, if anything, can be done.

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“Every statistic shows that over the past

several decades, the gap between the rich and poor is widening,

the middle class is shrinking and the

American Dream is fading.”

The American Dream is only for the super-rich

John Strickland Columnist

“Dude, I got so drunk the other night...”

Whenever I hear these words, I tune out. I hate drunken stories. All of them.

They’re not interesting or epic or any other positive connotation that can possibly be placed upon the orator’s tale.

I call it the “Hangover” effect. It has nothing to do with the

extreme discomfort that arrives the day after a stupendous evening of drinking.

Instead, it is heavily influ-enced by the 2009 comedy film, “The Hangover,” starring Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis.

Every party I’ve been to since the release of “The Hangover” has contained a braggadocious soul who thinks he or she has the best drunk story since the dude who saw Jesus turn water into wine.

Nintey-seven percent of drunken stories usually sound similar to the following exam-ples:

“Dude, I got so drunk the other night. I drank an 18-pack of Natural Light, tried to tie my shoes and just COULD NOT DO IT.”

“Dude, I got so drunk the other night. I had 5 double-shots of vodka, went to Taco Bell and ordered THREE Burrito Supremes. THREE! BURRITO! SUPREMES!”

“Dude, I got so drunk the other night. I had a box-and-a-half of wine, watched the last three episodes of the second

season of ‘Dexter,’ and then PASSED THE F*** OUT.”

Riveting, isn’t it?One day, I would love to hear

this story:“Dude, I was so sober last

night. I had 5 Shirley Temples, drove home safely, got a full 8 hours of sleep and mowed the lawn this morning. Trimmed the hedges, too.”

Now, the objective of those who listen to these banal, humdrum anecdotes is to belittle and embarrass the orator once they have completed their diatribe.

Achieving the objec-tive should be a simple and contained process.

It should not be overly complex, nor should it incite debate or discussion of the valid-ity of the orator’s story.

Never, and I mean NEVER, tell a drunken story in an attempt to outdo or downplay the account of the original story-teller.

This will incite the worst possible scenario: a group of people telling drunken stories in

an effort to one-up each other. This kind of behavior cannot be tolerated.

The most succinct, efficient response to a less-than-satisfac-tory drunken story is to simply remember the first time you drank a beer and mention how the story reminds you of such a wonderful memory.

Remembering your first beer is an appropriate response not only to a displeasing drunken story, but also to any instance when a friend, colleague, associ-ate, or total stranger does some-thing really, really stupid. In fact, the latter response is what inspired the genesis of remem-bering one’s first beer.

In 1978, Steve Martin recorded the comedy album “A Wild and Crazy Guy.”

Without delving too far away from my intentions with this article, I will briefly mention that “A Wild and Crazy Guy” is one of the greatest comedy records in the history of recorded media and is far more indicative of the talent and genius of Steve Martin than any film starring him that

was released after, say, 1996 (I’m looking at you, “Cheaper by the Dozen.” And don’t even get me started on you, “Cheaper by the Dozen 2.”).

Now, during one of the bits on the album, an audience member, like a respectful gentle-man, yelled at Steve and asked him about the reading on his mood watch.

Steve chuckled a bit, and not three seconds later, uttered these nine immortal words:

“Yeah, I remember when I had my first beer.”

Not only did the disorderly gentleman refrain from inter-rupting the talent again, but his fellow patrons also erupted in a joyous display of appreciation and camaraderie. I

It’s truly a glorious moment of comedic timing.

To end, I will leave you with two words that have taken a rather somber meaning in recent years but have unique — and extremely positive — meaning in relation to the article you have just read.

Never forget.

I remember when I had my first beer...Incredibly Serious Business

We at The Voyager would like to commend the Student Government Association for its efforts to better represent the student body by coming up with a plan to restructure the organization.

It’s a good sign that they are look-ing out for the best interests of the student body.

At this time, though, we feel that too few details have been released for us to say if the plan itself will be a good idea.

Until a more definite plan is explained, The Voyager will continue to take a neutral position.

We do want to encourage the SGA leaders to continue informing the student body as plans are made, though, so that they can gauge the general reaction before making any

definite decisions.Following recent controversies

regarding the elections, The Voyager staff feels restructuring could perhaps be a step in the right direc-tion for the SGA.

We will, however, caution SGA against potentially making the orga-nization more complicated than it needs to be.

We hope the main goal of serv-ing the student body will not be lost in bureaucracy, but we will wait for further details about the plan to emerge before offering our complete thoughts on the issue.

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SGA restructuring plan is step in right direction

Nicole YeakosStaff Writer

A r e f r e s h i n g l y talented cast and a thrilling plot you actu-ally haven’t seen before are the main reasons to go see “In Time.”

The action-packed film stars young and familiar faces Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried and Cillian Murphy. It was writ-ten, directed and produced by Andrew Niccol, the mastermind behind movies like “The Truman Show,” “Lord of War” and “Gattaca.”

In this futuristic plot, time is the new currency. A person is genetically built to live only to age 25. After that, a bright green clock begins tick-ing down in the skin of one’s wrist and survival is dependent upon how much time he or she can afford to buy. The rich live forever, and the poor die young.

The movie begins by following Will Salas (Timberlake), on his typi-cal day at work in the ghetto of a town named Dayton. After a tiring day, he and a friend go to a local bar, where rich man Henry Hamilton is intro-duced.

The neon numbers ticking on Hamilton’s arm read over a century of remaining life.

When minutemen, the Mafia of this time-dominated future, attempt to steal Hamilton’s time, Salas intervenes. After Salas takes him into hiding, Hamilton feels indebted to him. While Salas was asleep, Hamilton gave him the rest of his time.

Until this point in the movie, the plot was inter-esting, but slightly weak

and predictable. Anyone could have guessed what Hamilton was going to do. From that point forward, however, the film took a sharp turn for the better.

Salas uses his newly gained time to buy his way through time zones, designated towns and cities numbered by finan-cial status. After reaching New Grenich, the city at the top of the food chain, Salas enjoys the luxury of his riches and falls in love with Sylvia Weis (Seyfried), the daughter of the richest man in the city.

In several humorous and action-packed stunts of carelessness and brav-ery, Salas and Weis strug-gle to reach their goal of spreading the time to the poor while running from time-keepers, a police force led by Detective Raymond Leon (Murphy).

Their mission echoes an admirable mindset of equality. In Salas’ words, “No one should be immor-tal.”

Although there are some cheesy love scenes, luckily they don’t last long. They actually provide a balance between the action and the humor of the film.

In a thunderous sequence of high-speed chases, laugh-out-loud drama and edge-of-your-seat action, “In Time” makes the perfect drug for any adrenaline addict. Timberlake and Seyfried are a winning team. Their acting abilities shine in this film so much that when you are leaving the theater, you may be tempted to look for a green, ticking clock in the skin of your wrist.

Morgan SmithStaff Writer

University of West Florida students who live near campus do not have many choices for the late-night munchies. But soon, all the food, beer, and live music offered at the Downtown Pensacola Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen and Taproom will be coming to their side of town.

Hopjacks is opening of a new location at 204 E. Nine Mile Road, the site of the old burger joint Times Grill.

Jarod Kelly, the director of operations at Hopjacks, said that although there is no official opening date for the Nine Mile Road restau-rant, he said he anticipates opening in mid-November.

Kelly said that the Nine Mile Road location pres-ents many opportunities for customer growth, since it will be the only bar of its kind in the area.

“Hopjacks views the Nine Mile area as an area with steady commerce, and as an invisible barrier that a lot of people do not cross,” he said. “We have a lot of regulars who come from Milton, Pace, Cantonment, and the Nine Mile area in general, but our research has shown there are a lot

of people from those areas who still have never heard of Hopjacks. We also have a ton of current patrons who would prefer to ditch the hassle of parking and traffic that Downtown Pensacola occasionally has.

“The Nine Mile loca-tion will also be the first beer bar in the area, and we look forward to not only providing our exist-ing customers with craft beer, but also exposing a plethora of new patrons to it. Besides Whataburger and Waffle House, there is nowhere else in the area to grab a bite to eat at 2 a.m., seven days a week, 365 days a year, like Hopjacks will provide.”

Hopjacks is renowned for its micro and craft beers. It was named in “DRAFT Magazine’s” 50 Best Bars of 2009 list. Hopjacks’ beer selection offers more than 150 kinds of beer from around the world, with its Downtown Pensacola location offering 110 beers on tap.

Non-drinkers can enjoy the variety of food selec-tions on the full menu, served every day until 2 a.m. Hopjacks’ menu offers everything from the famous Belgian fries, made from freshly cut potatoes fried in duck fat and served with a side of ketchup and a

roasted garlic herb dip, to specialty, pick-your-own-topping pizzas, pita fold sandwiches, Asian duck, chicken, filet, Portobello, or shrimp skewers, salads, and more.

The free entertain-ment is also a must-see at Hopjacks. On show nights, which last from 9:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. several days every month, live music is offered to patrons. Booked bands include Knee Deep Band, Stereo Reform, and Reddog and Friends.

UWF student Melanie Simons, a junior biology major, said she is already a fan of the restaurant.

“ I r e a l l y e n j o y Hopjacks,” she said. “It has a wonderful atmo-sphere, laid back and comfortable. It can get crazy with the karaoke at night, but overall, I love hanging out there and eating any time of the day. I really love their skewers.”

As for the atmosphere of the Nine Mile Road location, Kelly said that it will be similar to the Downtown Pensacola Hopjacks many locals love.

“We would like to think that our awesome regulars are the ones who give Hopjacks its notori-ously laid-back and invit-ing environment,” he said. “Not only will the Nine

Mile location share very similar and popular physi-cal features such as the long bar, raised middle counter, stage, paint scheme, and decor as its sister store in Downtown Pensacola, it will retain a core management team that has been with us for years. This will allow us to groom a fresh, educated, and most importantly, witty staff at this new loca-tion.”

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L&E Editor, Rebecca Barnhart

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Pizza pub hops to northeast location

Love is the movementfor UWF organization

Action and drama swellin futuristic ‘In Time’

Jesse FarthingStaff Writer

As many as 46 percent of college students suffer from symptoms of depression, according to the American College Health Association, with nearly one-third reporting their depression as so overwhelming that it became difficult to function normally.

Yet even with numbers this high, there is still a stigma attached to depres-sion and other mental illnesses, like addiction and eating disorders, that is hard to shake — a stigma that To Write Love On Her Arms hopes to remove.

To Write Love On Her Arms is a multinational non-profit organization whose mission statement is to provide hope and find help for people struggling with depression, addic-tion and other disorders, both on and off college campuses.

TWLOHA’s UWF pres-ence — or UChapter — is headed by junior commu-nication arts major Logan Hartwig. UChapters answer directly to TWLOHA’s main organization, which supplies event suggestions and guidance for campus organizations.

“A lot of what we do is to try to fight stigma and build community on our campus by having open conversa-tion, by inviting people to our meetings to talk about

depression and addictions and things that are diffi-cult to talk about,” Hartwig said. “That’s the first step in the battle – getting people to understand that those things are ok to talk about.”

Hartwig began volun-teering with TWLOHA in 2006 and began a campus group in fall 2009 with the help of his friend Jennifer Oelschlager, and it became an official UChapter in Fall 2010.

“My first year here, the first week after school started, a kid committed suicide,” said Oelschlager, a senior history major.

Oelschlager noticed that even after the suicide, there was not much discussion about mental health issues on campus, and she was inspired to create a change and encourage people to talk about their experiences and problems with depres-sion.

“This year we are really focusing on being that change on campus,” Oelschlager said.

The organization has 36 official members, accord-ing to ArgoPulse, while its Facebook page has a couple hundred followers.

TWLOHA meets every Monday in Building 36, room 108, at 7 p.m.

“Even if you don’t feel like you are struggling with something, even if you just want to help other people, we have people in our room for all kinds of different

reasons, and we will take anybody and everybody who wants to be in our room.” Hartwig said.

Each weekly meeting focuses on a different aspect of student struggles, like addiction and depression, but they encourage open discussion about anything that attendees wish to talk about. Anyone can attend a meeting and have a chance to tell his or her story and listen to other students tell their stories.

Many members make it known at the meetings that they are also available to talk to on a personal level, but that TWLOHA should not be used as a substitute for a professional counsel-ing session.

“We’re a bridge for those people who need help to get the help they need,” Hartwig said.

One of the specific mission points of TWLOHA is to provide links to help for students to turn to if they need it.

UWF has a Counseling and Wellness Center that provides free counseling to students who feel like they need a professional to speak to.

“Each student on our campus matters,” Hartwig said. “Their story matters, who they are matters, and no matter what they are going through or what they are struggling with, they are not alone. Hope is real, and help is real.”

Photo special to The Voyager

The UWF chapter of To Write Love on Her Arms holds events, like the Six Word Memoir Project, to raise awareness of issues like depression and addiction.

Photo special to The Voyager

Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried run from time-keepers in the new film, “In Time.”

Photo by Kaycee Lagarde

The old Judge’s building on E. Nine Mile Road will be the location of the new Hopjacks. The restaurant will offer a variety of beers, food and live entertainment.

❱❱ Rundownn Hopjacks, the popular pizza pub downtown, is opening a location near campus.n It will be in the old Judge’s/Times Grill building at 204 E. Nine Mile Rd.n It is expected to open mid-November.n The restaurant will be open until 2 a.m., with 110 beers on tap and an extensive menu.

❱❱ Rundownn Rave Motion Pictures Bayou: 12:10, 12:40, 3:20, 3:50, 7:00, 7:30, 9:50, 10:15 p.m.n Rave Motion Pictures W Street 18: 12:05, 12:45, 3:45, 4:45, 6:45, 7:45, 9:25, 10:25 p.m.n Silver Screen Theatre: 4:50, 7:00, 9:15 p.m.

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Jade HoyStaff Writer

Mutemath’s third studio album, “Odd Soul,” is just that: odd.

The New Orleans natives have created an album so different from their previous releases that at first it made me disap-pointed with the sudden and abrupt change in the band’s style.

However, as I contin-ued through the album, I suddenly found myself singing along to the catchy, well-crafted lyrics, humming along to the powerful and consistent riffs, while tapping my toes to the rhythm.

When first listening to the beginning of the album’s title track “Odd Soul,” I felt a sudden spell of déjà vu, since it sounded eerily similar to the style of the White Stripes with the simple, repeated drumbeat and consistent guitar riff. As the song continued, the track turned bluesy, bring-ing out the band’s home-town influence.

The second song on the album, and one of my personal favorites, “Prytania” sounds like a swing song with a modern-day twist, and it is sprin-kled with some blues and ambience, making this

song almost impossible to keep yourself from moving along with the beat.

While its first single off the album, “Blood Pressure” continues to share the blues-driven feel with a catchy chorus. It has traces of Wolfmother’s style in certain parts, but highlights drummer Darren King’s percussion talent.

“All or Nothing” truly showcases the band’s abil-ity to master a mid-tempo song. The melodies of the keyboard drive along to a simple drum beat while singer and keyboardist Paul Meany sings lyrics such as “Everyone has an hourglass to turn back upside down.”

The album “Odd Soul” was written by Paul Meany, Darren King and bassist Roy Mitchell-Cárdenas, according to the album’s insert.

Each track on “Odd Soul” has its own sound and personality, making it hard for me, and possibly other fans of the album, to mark one track as the “favorite.”

Although Mutemath has indeed changed its sound from its “typical” alterna-tive rock, the new album sounds like the band has finally come into its own sound while keeping the same soul.

New Mutemath albuman eclectic musical mix Staff reports

The Greater Gulfcoast Arts Festival will take place at Seville Square in downtown Pensacola this weekend.

The GGAF includes a juried arts show featuring more than 200 artists from around the country. The

show exhibits works of art in such mediums as ceramics, drawing, fiber, leather, glass, jewelry, photography, sculp-ture, watercolor and wood.

Three stages will provide a variety of performances. The main stage will feature a variety of musical acts, the Parrish Performing Arts

Stage will feature dance schools and performing companies, and the chil-dren’s stage will feature local performing, dance and musi-cal groups.

This year, the GGAF will feature international invited artist Andrea Spinelli. Spinelli is from Florence,

Italy, and is a world-renowned painter, inventor and craftsman.

The Greater Gulfcoast Arts Festival is free and open to the public. The festi-val begins Nov. 4 and ends Nov. 6.

For more information, visit www.ggaf.org.

Arts Festival coming this weekend

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CorrectionsThe mug shot of Lt.

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Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011

HOUSING

PERSONALSThe Voyager is now accepting personal ads of 20 words or fewer to [email protected] with a subject line of “classified.”

ANNOUNCINGThe Voyager is now accepting classifieds from faculty, students and staff at no cost.

If you would like to place a classified with more than 20 words, or you are not affiliated with UWF, please contact our Business Manager, Jeff Hagedorn.

The deadline for your classified ad is the Thursday before the week you want it to be printed.

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JOBSCollege students who have an avid interest in career ideas related to the field of writing and freelancing gigs can visit http://writershubforcolleg-estudents.weebly.com for helpful tips.

Nov. 2

If you’ve participated in a mentor or job shadowing experience this semester, sign up for a reflection session with other students! Use this Backpacks 2 Briefcases Reflection Session as an opportunity to learn from other students’ experiences and to network for other experiential learning opportunities. All sessions are held in Building 19 at the North Entrance. Students who have connected with a mentor or participated in a job shadowing experience are invited to attend. Pre-registration is required. Pre-register by calling Career Services or R.S.V.P. through JasonQuest.

For more information, contact Career Services at 474-2254 or at [email protected]

Nov. 3

UWF students seeking to study abroad must attend a Study Abroad General Information Session before they submit their applica-tion. The session will be held in the Commons room 260. Each session reviews the application process and student responsi-bilities for study abroad and will also highlight topics related to study-ing abroad. Faculty and staff are welcome to attend. For more information, visit the UWF Study Abroad Website at http://uwf.edu/intered/studyabroad/. For additional information, email Sara E. Brake at [email protected] or call the International Center at 850-474-2479.

Nov. 3

Saxophonist Matt Corey will perform in the University Commons from 8:30 p.m. until 10:30 p.m. Venturing far outside the realm of traditional saxophone music, Corey’s Sax/DJ set features music by Michael Jackson, Kanye West, John Legend, Justin Timberlake and Marvin Gaye, spun like you’ve never heard them before!

Nov. 4

The exhibition ALEF YUD ALEF NUN by BFA graduate Ian Lett explores his experienc-es and responses to growing up as a Jewish person in the Southern United States. Lett’s

working method addresses these con-cepts through the integration of graphic design elements within a fine-arts context.

The exhibit will be open during regular Art Gallery hours. For more information, contact the UWF Box Office at 857-6285 or [email protected].

Nov. 4

SGA Senate meet-ings are held every Friday of the fall and spring semester in the Commons Auditorium at 2:30 p.m. Agendas, minutes and updates will be posted on the SGA website: www.uwf.edu/sga.

Nov. 5

Join the Sailing Club for free sailing any Saturday this fall from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Pensacola Yacht Club. Boats and equip-ment provided.Register by emailing [email protected].

Contact Shaun Boren at 474-2819 or [email protected] for more information. Nov. 7

Dr. Finbarr Curtis of the University of Alabama will present a lecture entitled “I Don’t Think about Things I Don’t Think About: The Scopes Trial as Secular Myth” in Building 58A, room 105.

For more information, contact Katie Asbell at [email protected].

Nov. 8

The Florida Public Archaeology Network (FPAN) is seeking enthusiastic volunteers of all ages to help rough sort artifacts recovered from local archaeo-logical sites. Volunteers work in an air-condi-tioned lab to clean and sort artifacts.

Contact Irina Sorset at 595-0050, ext. 103, or [email protected] for more information.

Nov. 8

Learn to clearly define and identify symptoms/triggers of depression and dispel myths asso-ciated with this diag-nosis at the Living Well Workshop: Depression. The workshop will be held from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. in Building 960. For more information, contact Brian Turner at 474-2420 or [email protected].

CLUBS Get involved on campus. If your organization putting together an event and would like to get the word out to people, feel free to send us a description of what’s happening at [email protected] with “classifieds” in the subject line.

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7Fitness &

portsSSoccer Recap:Women’sOct. 30 vs. Alabama Huntsville won 4-1

Men’sOct. 30 vs. Alabama Huntsville (2OT)lost 0-1

GSC Tournament:

1:30 p.m. - Women’s Semifinal- #2 UWF vs. #3 VSU

4:30 p.m. - Men’s Semifinal- #2 UAH vs. #3 UWF

Sports Editor, Chris Elkins [email protected]

Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011

UWF soccer teams look to repeat as GSC champs

Roller Derby

Sykes leads the way for XC team

From staff reportsThe University of West

Florida men’s and women’s soccer teams will look to extend their Gulf South Conference Championships winning streaks this week-end.

The women have won seven consecutive GSC titles, and the men have won four.

After the conclusion of regular season GSC play on Oct. 30, the pairings for the 2011 GSC Men’s and Women’s Soccer Championships were set.

The championships will be held at Ashton

Brosnaham Park in Pensacola on Nov. 4 and Nov. 6.

Brosnaham Park has been the site of the GSC Tournament since 2005.

For the men’s team, 2011 marks the 13th GSC Tournament appearance and the team’s sixth in a row.

For the UWF women, the conference tournament appearance is the team’s 15th total.

The women’s team has made the GSC Tournament every year since first confer-ence tournament in 1996, not including the hurricane-shortened 2004 season.

The women’s team was tied for first place with a 6-1 conference record, but North Alabama earned the top seed because of a tiebreaker.

The Argonauts will face Valdosta State in the first round on Friday, Nov. 4 at 1:30 p.m.

The match will be VSU’s first-ever GSC Tournament match, and they will be tested against the seven-time champion Argonauts.

In the 11 a.m. semifinal match, North Alabama will face No. 4 seed Alabama-Huntsville.

On the men’s side, Christian Brothers finished

with a perfect 5-0 record to claim the tournament’s top seed.

A labama-Hu nt sv i l l e edged UWF 1-0 on Oct. 30 to pick up the second seed, and they will face the five-time defending champion Argonauts in a rematch in the 4:30 p.m. semifinal on Friday. CBU will then face No. 4 seed Harding in the 7 p.m. semifinal.

Tickets will be $5 for a single day pass and $8 for an all-tournament pass.

UWF students, faculty and staff will not be admit-ted free, because this is a GSC event.

Air Force wins Commander’s Cup

Chris ElkinsSports Editor

With their squadrons cheering them on and a cold winter breeze at their backs, freshmen Joseph Franzone and Collin Tuthill were not going to be denied.

The pair scored a touch-down apiece for Air Force in its flag football win over

Army to clinch the inau-gural Commander’s Cup victory on Oct. 29.

The Commander’s Cup was a two-day competition between the UWF Army ROTC and Air Force ROTC, said Jhanelle Haag, the public relations officer for Air Force.

It consisted of five competitions: softball,

basketball, volleyball, soccer, and flag football, she said.

The teams received one point toward the overall competition for winning softball, basketball or volleyball. The winners of soccer and flag football received two points.

Army got off to a strong start on Oct. 28, defeating

Air Force 13-1 in softball and 57-36 in basketball to take a two-point lead after the first day of competition.

“It felt good to lead after day one,” said senior Chris Fleig, the cadet command sergeant major for Army. “We knew it wasn’t over though. We knew that they were really strong and day two would be tough.”

Army carried that momentum into the first set of the volleyball compe-

tition on Oct. 29, winning the first set of the match.

“I was getting a little worried after day one,” said Philip Gammon, the presi-dent of the Air Force Cadet Club.

However, Air Force bounced back from its struggles and came back to win the next two sets and the match to close the over-all point total to 2-1.

The success for Air Force carried over into the soccer match just two hours later as it defeated Army 4-1 to take over the overall lead for the first time of the competition.

The Air Force then won the flag football game to clinch the cup victory and

bragging rights. “It was tough to lose,”

Fleig said. “It was just like a rival high school game you could say. It was really tough to let them take the trophy from us.”

Although it was tough to lose, the purpose of the event was a success for everyone.

“It was a way to build unity between the two sides,” Gammon said.

Gammon and Air Force cadet Miguel Rosario came up with the idea for the event and were in charge of putting it on.

“It felt really good to beat Army,” Gammon said.

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Members of the Air Force ROTC celebrate their Commander’s Cup victory over Army at the UWF intramural fields on Oct. 29. Air Force came back after trailing the first day to claim bragging rights for the year.

Air Force Wing Commander Kyle Haddock tries to block a shot from Army Cadet Chris Fleig on Oct. 29.

Megs GlasscockStaff Writer

University of West Florida men’s cross country runner Martinique Sykes is fast on his feet and quick with his wit.

Sykes, a hospitality manage-ment major, was named Gulf South Conference Runner of the Week for the second time this year, and he said he’s proud his “hard work hasn’t gone unnoticed.”

“It’s a pretty awesome feeling,” he said in an email interview. “It allows me to know the team is getting recog-nized as a whole, and opens the door for me in becoming team captain one day.”

Sykes has climbed through the ranks of the Argonauts men’s cross country team from seventh, to sixth to fifth last year and is now the top runner this year.

Sykes said he’s proud of the prog-ress he’s made.

“I came to UWF as a track runner,” he wrote. “Now, I’ve evolved into GSC Runner of the Week. I can’t take all the credit, though. Senior Eddie Pagan really stepped up and forced me to train this summer.”

Sykes said Pagan’s goal is taking the national championship.

“I’m happy to have guys like Eddie to look up to and imitate when it’s my turn training underclassmen,” Sykes said.

A newcomer to the team, freshman Chris Roach, a sports medicine major, said he already looked up to Sykes.

“He’s right next to me in work-outs,” Roach said. “He pushes me to work harder.”

Also a new face on the team, fresh-man Roman Kowalski, a computer

science major, said he appreciates all that Sykes has done for the team.

“Marq is a really talented runner,” Kowalski said. “He’s done a great job leading us. Every time I fall behind, he’s there to pick me up.”

Head Coach John Bergen said he has high hopes for Sykes’ success on the team.

He explained Sykes wasn’t always an all-star. With only moderate success in cross-country running, Martinique and his brother Dominique were not the school’s first choice.

“I had a good feeling of their personal makeup,” Bergen said in an email interview.

Bergen said that Sykes and his fraternal twin brother, a junior in pre-pharmacy, have been “a pleasure to

have on the team.”With the NCAA South Regionals

fast approaching on Nov. 12 at the University of Alabama, the Argos have a relaxed approach to the night before the big race.

“We’ll have a team movie night and watch ‘Spiderman’ or ‘The Dark Knight,’” Sykes said. “Then we’ll eat at Olive Garden and have our team meeting to get pumped up.”

Sykes, as well as Bergen, is already looking beyond the South Regionals.

“Martinique has a chance at finishing his career as one of the top runners in Argonaut history,” Bergen said. “He is very capable of helping the team reach the national meet. That would be a first for UWF cross country.”

Photo special to The Voyager

Martinique Sykes races towards the finish line at a race earlier in the fall.He has led the Argonauts in five of six races this season.

XC teams seek first national appearanceFrom staff reports

The University of West Florida women’s cross country team moved up one spot to No. 2 in the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association regional rankings, and Head Coach John Bergen was named Gulf South Conference Coach of the Year on Oct. 26.

Meanwhile, the men’s team remained in the top five and came in at No. 4 in the South Region.

The women’s team, coming off its fourth win of the season at the GSC Championships, ranked behind only Sunshine State Conference cham-pion Tampa in the South Region.

The top two finish-ing teams at the NCAA South Regional on Nov. 5 will advance to the NCAA Championships on Nov. 19 in Spokane, Wash.

On the men’s side, the top team remained the same with GSC champion Alabama-Huntsville claiming the top spot.

The Argos fell from No. 2 to No. 4, as SSC champion Tampa moved up to No. 2 and Florida Southern to No. 3.

“For both the men and women, there is a clear-cut No. 1 team, but the two through six spots have been switching around all season,” Bergen said in a press release. “It shows how competitive our region is and how close those teams are that are fighting for the second spot. Both our teams have been No. 2 at some point this year, so if we can run our best at the regional meet, we have a solid chance of advancing.”

Bergen won Coach of the Year honors in his fourth season as the head coach at UWF.

He coached five athletes to earning All-GSC first team honors including Kelley Bahn who won GSC Freshman of the Year.

The Argonauts will look to advance to the national meet for the first time in program’s history in both men’s and women’s cross country.

Their fate will be decided at the NCAA South Regional hosted by Tampa at Dover Trails on Nov. 5.

The women’s 6k will start at 8 a.m. ET, and the men’s 10k will follow at 9 a.m. ET.

For information on all UWF Athletics, visit www.GoArgos.com.

n ROTC battalions build unity

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Christie McClungStaff Writer

If it’s between Monday through Thursday night, expect to see the bright lights on the University of West Florida Intramural Fields shinning down on a group of guys and girls, who will be putting on their game faces to compete against their peers.

Intramural Flag Football began its season on Oct. 17, and it will run through Nov. 10.

Intramural Flag Football

at UWF consists of 53 teams playing in two differ-ent conferences, one for Monday and Wednesday teams and one for Tuesday and Thursday teams.

To be eligible to play, a person must be enrolled in at least one class at UWF.

Each team then plays in its own conference in hopes of earning a spot in the playoffs.

Intramural playoffs begin Nov. 7 and continue to Nov. 11. Each team must win its game to continue to the next bracket until only

two teams are left fighting for the championship.

The games are played all four nights starting from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., and the field is always packed with students playing, as well as students who are there to cheer on their friends.

Sophomore philosophy major Aly Altonen said she is out there every Tuesday and Thursday cheering on her boyfriend.

“He plays for the Monstars,” Altonen said. “They are pretty good.”

Ryan O’Callaghan and

his friends practiced throw-ing the football while wait-ing for their game to begin on Oct. 27.

O’Callaghan, a senior sports management major, said that flag football is one of those things that carried over from high school to college for him.

“It’s the closest thing you can get to playing a sport that is competitive with-out playing for the actual college,” he said.

His team, Always on Top — a name voted on by the team members — has been

having a pretty decent season.

“ W e ’ r e pretty good,” O’Callaghan said. “It’s h a r d t o

tell right now. We’ve only played a couple of games so far. When we get into the playoffs, we will be able to tell better.”

While O’Callaghan’s team consists only of guys, another team practicing on the field was a co-ed team called the Pink Panthers.

Taryn Bagdasarian is a junior musical theatre major who plays for both the Pink Panthers and a girls-only team called With Ourselves.

Bagdasarian said the two teams couldn’t be more different, but both of them are equally fun.

“Co-ed is more competi-tive, for sure,” she said, “but there are a couple of really good girl’s teams.

“I played flag football in high school. It’s fun. I love sports in general, and I like to compete.”

Intramural flag football season kicks off at UWF

Volleyball team is No. 1 seed in conference tournament Chris Elkins

Sports EditorThe University of West

Florida volleyball team continued its dominating play last week, winning all three of its matches, extend-ing its winning streak to six and clinching the top spot in the Gulf South Conference tournament, according to goargos.com.

UWF has won 18 of its last 19 matches, is 21-8 overall, and 12-0 in the GSC.

LoyolaThe Argonauts defeated

Loyola University in New Orleans in straight sets (25-8, 25-15, 25-19) on Oct. 25. UWF dominated the first set after leading early, and never looked back.

The second set was close early on, as Loyola kept the game tied 5-5 before UWF went on a nine-point run to take the lead for good. Loyola fought back but never got within reach of winning as UWF took the set 25-15.

The final set was the closest of the night on paper, but Loyola never really came within reach.

The Argos started things off with a five-point run and Loyola never got within

four points. Things stayed inter-

esting as UWF led 16-8 midway through the match and Loyola closed to within four, but the Argos held on to clinch the victory.

Sophomore Jenny Bellairs led the team with 11 kills and sophomore Molly Pearce led with 31 assists.

West AlabamaThe match against the

University of West Alabama was much closer as the Argos clinched the No. 1 seed in the GSC tournament on Oct. 28.

The first set was back-and-forth, and it was tied at 11. It remained back-and-forth, with UWA leading 20-18, and the score tying back up at 21 and 23. UWF pulled away in the final two points to win it 25-23.

In the second set, UWF led early and often, en route to a 25-19 set win.

The closest set of the night was the only one UWF lost. The Argos were unable to close out the Tigers who won the set 27-29.

In the final set, UWF led the entire way. UWA kept things close but could never catch up as the Argos won 25-19.

Sophomore Lindsay Homme led the Argos

with a career-high of 22 kills, and Anna Stoecklein r e c o r d e d 2 9 d i g s .

Alabama-HuntsvilleThe Argos kept things

rolling with a 3-1 win over UAH (25-12, 18-25, 25-17, 25-18).

The Argos took the match lead early with a set-one win in which the team led the entire match.

UWF couldn’t keep it going in the second set, however, as the team fell behind after the match was tied at four losing the set.

Things looked grim early in the third as the Argos trailed 3-5, but the GSC No. 1 seed fought back and went on a seven-point run to lead 19-10 and went on to win 25-17 to take the match lead.

UWF once again led the entire fourth set as the team looked to hold off the Chargers.

The Argos led 7-3 but UAH came back within one as the score was 11-10.

The Argos were able to finish the Charger off 25-18.

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