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11 // train yoUr BrainACE offers one-hour workshops to help students cruise through courses and score high grades by improving their memory, just in time for midterms.

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05 // the Big catch: Waves vs. fishSurfers catch waves while fisherman catch tension at the Jacksonville Beach Pier.

07 // a heart for hUmanity Valerie Mathias finds a life-long passion for helping others

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This is one of the images from senior advertising major Ben Giaimo's picture story, in which a budgie smuggling [Austrialian term for Speedo] master looks into the eyes of his student knowing his beard, which had once conquered many lands, would not grow for-ever. This is a scanned silver gelatin print made from a black and white film negative. Photo by: Ben Giaimo

Q of the W: What test-taking rituals do you use to prepare for an exam?

“Diet coke and posting up on the third floor of the library.”

“I like flashcards, and I make sure I have my coffee in the morning.”

“Cram everything the day before.”

– Courtney Warner, Civil Engineering, Junior

– Mindy Cunningham, Marketing, Sophomore

– John Chad, Political Science, Junior

“Getting as much sleep as I can.”

– Torey McCleskey, Athletic Training, Freshman

Sept. 22- Petty Theft (Bldg 44)a student discovered her bike missing at approximately 3:30 p.m. she parked her bike at a bike rack around 8:30 p.m. sept. 21 between the parking garage and the music building and secured it with a cable combination lock. the reporting officer canvassed the immediate area but did not find the bike. Patrol efforts have been suspended due to a lack of viable leads to pursue.

Sept. 23 – Burglary (Bldg 44)a student reported his parking pass missing from his vehicle. He parked his vehicle in the parking garage around 8 p.m. sept. 22 to go to the library. When he returned to his vehicle around midnight, he noticed his pass was gone. He left the windows of the vehicle down while he was in the library. due to the delay in re-porting, the vehicle was not processed for latent prints. there are no viable leads to pursue, so patrol efforts have been suspended.

Sept. 24 – Battery (Osprey Fountains)an officer was dispatched to the Osprey Fountains in reference to an e-phone call of someone yelling and saying they were being choked. When he ar-rived on the scene, he spoke with residence assistant Grace ambrose, who stated a female was hitting a male as they argued down the hall. the female in question later claimed her boyfriend began to choke her during an argument, which is when she slapped him and pushed him off. When asked if she had any bruising or marks, she showed a small red scratch on her forearm. both subjects were told about the potential of being arrested if the incident continued.

Sept. 25 – Intoxication (Osprey Crossings)an ra notified UPd of an intoxicated female student. the intoxicated female was sitting on a curb when an ra approached her and said she was going to contact UPd. at this point, the intoxicated female’s roommate assisted her to her room. the two females locked them-selves in their bathroom and refused to open the door for the ra or UPd. after several requests, the females

opened the door for the officer. the intoxicated female blew a .091 on the breathalyzer and was transported to river Point Hospital. the intoxicated female and her roommate were also referred to student conduct.

Sept. 29 – Petty Theft (Bldg 12)a student locked her bike to a bike rack next to building 10 sept. 28. When she returned sept. 29 she discovered her bike and lock missing. an officer canvassed the area but did not find the bike. there is no information on any suspects and the investigation has been suspended.

Oct. 1 – Petty Theft (Bldg 44)a student reported her parking pass was stolen from her vehicle sept. 30 between 9 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. she was running late to class and believes she may have forgotten to lock her car. she realized her pass was sto-len when she returned to her car to change books for another class. she said she did not have time to report the incident the same day, and the reporting delay pre-vented police from conducting a canvass of the area where the car was parked.

Oct. 2 – Petty Theft (Lot 3)a student reported her bike stolen after leaving it locked to a bike rack sept. 30. When she returned Oct. 2, she discovered her bike missing and contacted police. the reporting officer canvassed the immediate area but yielded negative results. Patrol efforts have been sus-pended due to a lack of viable leads to pursue.

Oct. 2 – Criminal Mischief (Osprey Hall)an electronic exit sign was reported vandalized in Osprey Hall. the sign was seen intact by a student around 8 p.m. and was suspected to have been broken between 8 p.m. and 9:40 p.m. no other students had any information. area coordinator amanda Mueller was on the scene and advised housing maintenance of the damage.

Oct. 3 – Information (Bldg 34)a student went to volleyball practice and left his Florida driver’s license on a stadium seat. after practice he no-ticed his license missing, and after searching the area, contacted UPd. an officer canvassed the area but did not find the complanant’s license. there were no wit-nesses available because the arena had closed. Patrol efforts have been suspended.

Oct. 4 – Criminal Mischief (Lot 12)a student reported the glass in her passenger rear-view mirror broken. the incident took place between 6:15 and 8:30 p.m. Oct. 4 at the Osprey Village dorms. there was no other damage to the vehicle. a canvass was not conducted due to the delay in reporting the incident.

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Source: University Police Department Compiled by Jordyn Waters

Beat of the WeekSept. 24 Battery (Osprey Fountains)


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WASHINGTON — A report released Tuesday may give nurses with advanced degrees a potent weapon in their perennial battle to get the authority to practice without a doctor's oversight. The report, released by the Institute of Medicine and sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, says nurses should take on a larger and more independent role in providing health care in America, something many doctors have repeatedly opposed, citing potential safety concerns. It calls for states and the federal government to remove barriers that restrict what care advanced practice nurses — those with a master's degree — provide. The report calls for elimination of "regu-latory and institutional obstacles" including limits on nurses "scope of practice" — which are state rules about what care people who are not physicians can provide. The findings come from a committee on the future of nursing, a collaboration among nurs-es, doctors, health care business leaders and academics that studied the issue for two years. The new federal health care law pro-vides more funding for nursing education and nurse-led clinics, but this study could also propel the nurses' argument for more authority to deliver care independently from physicians.

"We cannot get significant improvements in the quality of health care or coverage un-less nurses are front and center in the health care system — in leadership, in education and training, and in the design of the new health care system," Donna Shalala said, a former health and human services secretary and chair of the Institute of Medicine's com-mittee on the future of nursing. "We can't be fighting with each other if we really are

going to have a high quality system that we can afford." For years advanced practice nurses — as well as a host of other caregivers — have butted heads with doctors over "scope of practice" considerations. Doctors maintain that these nurses do not have the same edu-cation that physicians get patient safety could be at risk. In its recommendations, the committee

said Medicare and Medicaid should reim-burse advanced practice nurses the same as a physician for providing the same care. "When you do the same job, you ought to be paid the same," Shalala said. The Obama administration has signaled its commitment to increasing the number of primary care providers, including nurses. Late last month the Department of Health and Human Services announced $320 million in grants to strengthen the health care work-force. The grants include $31 million to 26 nursing schools and $14.8 million for nurse-managed health clinics. Nurses' groups say that they can help ease a physician shortage. Last week, the Association of American Medical Colleges said in a report that in 2015, there will be a shortage of nearly 63,000 doctors across all specialties in America. Dr. Rebecca J. Patchin, a former nurse who is now an anesthesiologist and a member of the American Medical Association's Board of Trustees, said physicians must be involved to help protect patients. "We think that care in the operating room or care in the office is best done with physician involvement and oversight," Patchin said. "Due to that additional train-ing that they have ... when or if a compli-cation occurs, they are better equipped to handle it."

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Fishermen say they have the right to fish however they please on Jacksonville Beach’s Pier because they pay to use it. Surfers say they have a right to surf be-cause it is a public pier, and that’s where the best break is. The debate continues within the surf-ing and fishing communities regarding who has the right of way when using the Jacksonville Beach Pier. Sgt. Thomas Bingham of The Jacksonville Beach Police Department said fishermen and surfers have had heat-ed disputes with one another for years, sometimes involving fist fights, line-cut-ting and hooking. “The past 15 years since I’ve been here it has always been a problem,” Bingham said. “I think it is something that is always going to be around.” Bingham said police are making sure the disputes don’t get out of control. “We don’t want somebody to break out an uzi or a machete or something,” he said. According to Jacksonville Beach Municipal Code section 6-49, surfing and

swimming is prohibited within three hun-dred feet from the pier. The code states that the city manager has absolute author-ity to regulate, restrict or prohibit surfing for reasons of public safety or necessity. However, the language of that code only applies to the old pier at Sixth Avenue South - not the current pier at Fourth Avenue North. Representatives from the city council of clerks department said the code is still pending an update. This means the only standard surfers and fisherman have to abide by is “mu-tual respect,” said UNF economics senior Derek Stites. Stites said a fisherman purposely cast a heavy weight at his girlfriend last year, hitting her in the head. He attempted to confront the fisherman on the pier but in-stead was issued a trespassing warrant by police, he said. “This guy throws some shit at my girl-friend, and I get a trespassing warrant?” Stites said. Pier fisherman Rocky Warpool said he was under the impression that surfers had to stay 300 feet away from the pier, like it was at the old one. Warpool admitted to casting by surfers

before, but said only by accident. “The thing is, everybody is going for the same thing,” Warpool said. “Surfers are going for the best wave, which, de-pending on which way the swell is going, that’s where the best waves are going to be. On the other hand, whichever way the swell is going is also where the fish are going to be hanging.” A solution, Warpool said, would be to organize both fishermen and surfers and discuss the issue at a public forum. “I would like to see [the Jacksonville Beach City Council] get the two sides to-gether and try to get some sort of resolu-tion. But that will never happen,” he said. Surfer Terry DeLoach said he has been surfing at the pier for over 40 years. He said surfers and fisherman should be courteous to one another while using the pier. Surfers don’t seem to get upset unless fishers cast near them, he said. “Unfortunately, we don’t live in a per-fect world and what we have are fishermen that disregard that common courtesy and vise versa,” he said. DeLoach said he used to surf the beach-es back when surfing was not allowed af-ter 9 a.m. Even when the old pier had the 300 foot ordinance in effect, there was a constant battle between surfers and fishermen, DeLoach said. “It was a waste of enforcements time and effort to control it,” he said. Pier manager Faye Cotner said she does not believe fishermen can do much to avoid surfers. If surfers want to avoid getting caught in fishing lines while surfing near the pier, Cotner said, “you’ve got to be smarter than a fifth grader. Because we can’t move.” UNF communications professor Dr. Brian Thornton, an avid surfer from Hawaii, said he agrees with an effort to put forth a public hearing so that fishers and surfers can reach a mutual understanding. “I know that sounds unrealistic,” he said. “But I think they should.” Thornton said surfers surf at the pier because it’s typically where the best break is. However, he said, a solution could be a matter of engineering. Thornton said that he has read about artificial reef breaks, which could allow more, and perhaps better, breaks for surf-ers to choose from, and which would not be near the pier. ASR is a global coastal science and en-gineering protection company. They de-sign and construct multi-purpose reefs, for coastal protection and recreation, like scuba and surfing. “We’re all surfers,” said ASR company spokesperson Adam Daigian. “Our goal is to create coastal protection elements be-cause it provides recreation in the form of surfing.” Daigian said ASR doesn’t necessarily claim to create waves. But with the reef in-stallments already in place in other parts of the world, he said, surfers are pleased with the results. If we had more places to surf away from the pier, Thornton explained, that could eliminate crowds at the pier and make it easier on the fishermen.

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Surfers, fishers clash at pier

Andrew Noble simulates being hooked at the Jacksonville Beach Pier.Photo IllUStratIon everett SUllIvan | SPInnaker

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One student wins award for her global charitable efforts.By CHAnCe ryAnstaFF Writer

Valerie Mathias, a UNF psychology senior, doesn’t spend a lot of time on the couch watching television or going to the bars with friends. Instead, she spends most of her free time mentoring under-privileged children and volunteering in third world countries. Mathias, 21, recently received the 2010 Caring Internship Finalists award for her work over the summer in Washington, D.C. For two months she interned at the Heart of America Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to promot-ing literacy. This semester Mathias is working for another nonprofit in Jacksonville, Girls Inc., where she as-sists underprivileged girls by encouraging their self-esteem while teaching them how to read and write. Mathias’ mother, Mary Jo Mathias, said Valerie has been the car-ing type from an early age. She said her daughter donated money to a charity or-ganization instead of buying a high school class ring. “We were so surprised because she was a young girl, and it was kind of un-expected to do such a thing,” Mary Jo Mathias said. “That was probably the beginning of it.” Since then, Valerie Mathias said her goals in life have been geared toward help-ing others. She began ac-tively volunteer-ing at the start of her fresh-man year at UNF, a choice she said would con-tinue to shape her identity. “I’m on my own. Who I want to be is going to be on me. How I want to impact the world is going to be on me.” During her first week of college, Mathias said she went to UNF’s Center for Community-Based Learning and met assistant director Heather Burk, the person who nominated Mathias for the

Hearts of America Foundation internship. “She was easy for me to nominate,” Burk said, “because I know she is going to commit a hundred percent.” Burk helped Mathias with the process of finding an appropriate volunteer pro-gram in Jacksonville, eventually signing

Mathias up to volunteer at Nemours Children’s Clinic in Jacksonville.

At the clinic, Mathias cared for cancer-stricken children. She visited ev-ery Friday and worked

with child life special-ists. While kids were receiving treatment, Mathias said she helped comfort them. She is also involved with the Jacksonville Jaguars Community Scholars Mentorship

Program, which is de-signed to help under-privileged children seek higher education.

Mathias has been mentoring a girl for three

years with the goal of helping her

get into college. Every week Mathias meets with the

girl and helps her study. She said they also discuss life and go to the mov-

ies. During the girl’s senior year of high school, Mathias helped her prepare for the SATs. “She got into UNF. And I’m so happy for her,” Mathias said. Last summer, Mathias spent three weeks studying abroad in Ecuador with the purpose of educating children about environmental issues at one of the

schools there. “Education is the most

important thing,” she said. “I

found that in Ghana, too.” Mathias went to Ghana in West Africa as a part of the UNF honors

program, in con-junction with the

engineering program, to work in an orphanage

in the town of Tamale. She spent a week working with en-

gineering students on humanitar-ian projects to reduce the amount of

malaria and diarrhea, which Mathias said are the primary killers of children in that area. Mathias said what she endured in Ghana was a challenge but well worth it in the end. “That was one of the hardest times for me,” she said. “But it was amazing just

to be able to go there. It was one of those situations, you know, when they say, ‘You take more back than you ever gave them,’ and that is exactly how it is.” Mathias said if students are interest-ed in going on similar trips, scholarships are available and could potentially pay for a lot of the expenses. She said she went to Ecuador for about $500 and Ghana for $100. Mathias said she thinks the most im-portant trait people should have when deciding to go on a trip like hers is hav-ing the dedication to pursue their goals. “I hear people say, ‘Oh, my gosh, that is so cool, I want to do that.’ And I say, ‘Well, you can do it.’ But then they go off and do something else. Anyone can do it. You just have to work at it. That’s all it is.”

As for the future, Mathias is still un-decided but thinks she will continue to do things similar to what she does now. “Volunteering is just having a pas-sion about something,” she said. “This is what I was given. I was given this pas-sion to go and serve others. You have to embrace what your passion is and use it for good.” Mathias said the gradual progression in humanitarianism should not discour-age people. “That is what is going to hurt human-ity. You have to know that you can do something for it. If that goes away, then there is nothing left.”

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Although Ghana was difficult, UNF student Valerie Mathias is glad she went and plans on doing more humanitarian work in the future.

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Expressions Wednesday, OctOber 6, 2010

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By HennA BAkSHIstaFF Writer

Today I bought a French latte with my chocolate donut,I drank it while studying a torn-up map of Paris I carry in my pocket,folded and unfolded in wonder of what the French must be like,seeking secrets about why their women never get fat.

The map, even after the many creases I gave to it, was webbedunder black roads and streets sewn together into a mesh of sorts.I imagine French women drinking out of this mesh, coffee, I suppose,poured from boiling Parisian skies, brewed, brown rain fills their cups,scenting every pavement with whiffs of vanilla, swirls and swirls of crèmesieved by.

This intricate web of routes, this impenetrable knot-gone-wrong —wrapping the city like bubble wrap, cushioning their masterpieces — Their conicaltower must be constructed out of a wired mosquito net, molded intothe handle of an underground fly swatter, or maybe it’s just the nose of dead old Pinocchio,a decorated present tossed unwanted from a neighboring land, lit every nightin disguise.

Je t’aime Parisdark with truffles and nibbles of bread, where all is measuredin sips of wine, where even the moon is dipped like a cookie in French vanilla lattes.

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Members of the LGBT Resource Center gather on campus for a photograph after the "Gay? Fine by me" campaign during the spring of 2010.

By rACHeL TAnnenBAuMcOntribUtinG Writer

With mid-term exams rapidly approach-ing, the UNF Academic Center for Excellence has provided an outlet for students to channel stress. Carmen Masnita Iusan and Michele Boyette, tutor coordinators at ACE, have cre-ated Memory Tips. The workshop teaches students scientific methods designed to en-hance their ability to recall information from lectures, textbooks and notes. Iusan and Boyette wanted to create an environment where students can learn tech-niques which can be used in and out of the classroom. Boyette said the idea for the work-shop came from researching new methods to help students succeed in their college careers. She takes the information she finds from her research and breaks it down into one-hour sessions that offer quick and useful tips. The workshop aims to teach basic methods for helping to retain information by grouping material together and finding rhythms. “If you are using a method that some-one taught you and it isn’t working then you need to rethink and find a technique that is going to meet your brain’s require-ments,” Boyette said. No matter the subject or age of the stu-dent, Memory Tips identifies issues that ap-ply to each individual, she said. From math classes where formulas are used, to writing

and memorizing grammatical rules, Memory Tips prepares students to remember it all. “The workshop allows students to put all their concerns on the table and helps pin-point areas they need help with,” Boyette said. “We start to add to the tool kit slowly so it doesn’t seem too overwhelming.” The next Memory Tips workshop will be held Oct. 11, just in time to get some extra study help before midterms. “They can still have time to pick up strat-egies that will help them with new informa-tion for midterm exams, Boyette said. “It also helps them review material they have forgot-ten and make it all connect.” Students can register for the workshop by logging on to their myWings account or by going to the ACE office. Boyette encourages students to attend workshops sponsored by ACE because they are free. “Students basically paid for the services in general fees so they might as well make the best out of it,” Boyette said. The Memory Tips workshop is just one of many ACE workshops like “Is Your Thesis in Pieces,” “Quit Procrastinating” and “Smart is Sexy; Math Made Easy.” Boyette said the workshops often change as students suggest new ideas. “We once had a student request a work-shop on how to get more sleep,” Boyette said. In addition to the workshops, ACE offers one-on-one study sessions if students cannot attend the workshops. Iusan said they plan

their workshops around events taking place throughout campus to advance turnout. Boyette encourages students to come to the workshop first. If they need extra help the ACE tutors are open to sitting with students one-on-one to figure out a strategy that will work for them personally. Boyette believes students leave the work-shop feeling they received useful and accu-rate skills. The tutors at ACE want students to leave happy and positive and know they

have resources at ACE if they need to come back for extra help. “We do the best we can to give students the information they can use either in their major, studies or their lifestyle in college,” Boyette said. “The goal for Memory Tips is to make student’s lives less stressful and sim-pler. It can go a long way to make college a pleasant experience for anyone.”

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By LIndSAy MOnTgOMerystaFF Writer

They’re here, they’re queer and they would love to get to know you. The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Resource Center will be sponsoring a week-long celebration of pride Oct. 11-15. The campus-wide event is meant to give students a better idea of what UNF has to offer the LGBT commu-nity and those who support them, starting with support and activism. The week kicks off with Coming Out Day, which is a nationwide event. “People always wonder what the festi-val is about,” said Natalie Nguyen, a pro-gram assistant for the LGBT Resource Center. “It’s to celebrate National Coming Out Day, to celebrate people who have and people in the process of coming out.” Students who are already out will have a chance to talk about the pressures they experienced during the process, said Maria Bastos, political science sophomore and vice president of the UNF PRIDE Club. Although PRIDE members say activism is generally subdued on campus and the LGBT center is tucked into a quiet niche of the Student Union, this week will give both the center and the UNF PRIDE Club an opportunity to reach the students who are too shy to approach either group on their own. Nguyen said UF is the only oth-er university in the state that has an LGBT Resource Center. The PRIDE Club constantly strives to raise awareness. “I would love if more people got in-volved and were active,” sociology senior Autumn Chandler said. She said the club is always accepting

new members. “It’s important to give [LGBT students] a support network and a way to meet peo-ple who are open to who they are, public relations senior and PRIDE Club presi-dent Jonathan Lam said. “It’s hard to be on your own.” Free anonymous HIV testing will be of-fered through the LGBT Resource Center in their Student Union office Oct. 13. It will be open to UNF students, faculty and staff. The week’s activities are also intended to bring community support to campus. There will be an exhibit featuring the work of local photographer Anne Goldbauer 5 p.m. Oct. 14. The work fea-tured focuses on local LGBT groups and shots of PRIDE Club members. Special guest Rea Carey, the executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, will be speaking in the Student Union Ballroom, room 3703 immediately following the exhibit at 7 p.m. The PRIDE Club is still growing, and there are about 20 active members. Many of them are determined to spread the word and welcome everyone who is inter-ested in being more involved with LGBT rights and activism. They say next week is just the begin-ning of the club’s interaction on campus and that students should keep their eyes open for more ways to show their pride throughout the year.

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For more information about the club, check them out at their Facebook group, UNF PRIDE CLUB.

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Wednesday, OctOber 6, 2010Sports



By COnnOr BuSSIerecOntribUtinG Writer

After a slow start to the season the UNF men's soccer team looked to start October with a win against cross-town ri-val JU. However, they fell short against the Dolphins in a 1-0 loss Oct. 3. “Obviously we want to not only beat JU, but we want to get off to a good start in the conference, so it is a disappointing night,” said senior forward and team cap-tain Adam O'Neill. The first half was a tightly contested, back and forth battle for all 45 minutes, with each team holding the ball for about the same amount of time. Each team’s goalkeeper made key saves time and time again to keep the half close. UNF’s true freshman goalkeeper Tyler Willets made a number of great plays in the first half, including a div-ing save in the eighth minute and a save on a JU penalty kick in the 37th minute. Willets made eight saves on the night tying him for fifth on the single game saves record. It was more of the same from both teams in the second half. The tough, physical play from both sides kept the game tied at 0-0, until JU forward Nedim Hurstic scored a goal in the 67th minute. Willets came out of the goal to make a play on Hurstic, but Hurstic got around Willets and scored the game’s lone goal. However, the go-ahead-goal for JU didn't slow down the scoring opportunities for the Ospreys, who kept up pressure on the

JU goalkeeper and defense until the clock hit 90:00. The Ospreys had several opportunities in the closing minutes, but they couldn't get the ball into the back of the net. “We had good chances down by their goal and had more opportunities than they did, we just fell behind and when we got good chances we panicked,” said UNF men’s soccer head coach Ray Bunch. The game had a rapid tempo and was very physical, with 30 fouls and four yellow cards between the two squads. The Ospreys hope this experience will help make them a better team and motivate them more as the season and conference schedule progress. Despite the loss, the team and coaching staff still have high hopes for the rest of the season. “Last year we were a top seed in the con-ference and got a home game, now we just have to improve and build experience and confidence with a young team and I believe we can get there,” Bunch said. With this team, the focus is getting young players experience in close games such as this one. The Ospreys started six true freshmen, and played with seven for most of the game. “The defense played really well tonight, the wingers were making good crosses just some times the ball doesn't bounce your way,” Willets said. “We just have to build on the good and use it to get some key victo-ries in the upcoming conference games.” Not only was it the first conference game of the year, it was the first in the

year-long matchup between UNF and JU known as the River City Rumble. The rumble is also known as the “Battle for the Barrel” given to the school with the most head-to-head wins at the end of each year. With eight more conference games over a number of sports to go, the Ospreys look to build on their play against JU.

The Ospreys will have two home Atlantic Sun games this weekend. UNF will host Bellmont at 7 p.m. Oct. 8, and Lipscomb at 2 p.m. Oct. 10.

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Men's soccer loses against rival Jacksonville University

Local Axemen look to represent U.S. in tournamentBy TIM BeesPOrts editOr

When one looks at the Jacksonville Axemen roster, it’s not surprising they are the defending American National Rugby League Champions. The Axemen boast 11 players that have been put into the 40-man pool that the United States Tomahawks National Rugby team will choose from. The 11 Axemen are headed by Matt Clark, Bob Knoephel, Kenny Britt and University of North Florida Alumni Apple Pope and Taco Pope. All five are current members of the Tomahawks, who are coming off a win over Canada in September’s Colonial Cup. Other Axemen including Craig Howitt, Jay DeFau, Josh Longenecker, Matt Thornton, Akarika Dawn and Brent Shorten hope to be chosen to join the 22-man U.S. National team roster. While the Tomahawks’ final 22 is not set, they know where they will be taking the field next. UNF’s Hodges Stadium, where the Axemen play their home games, will play host to the Atlantic Cup Nov. 14-21. The U.S. National team will host the Canadian and Jamaican National teams in the three team international tournament. “That’s a big deal,” Clark said. “The

fans that we have in Jacksonville are so big on us that allowing them to see a high-er level of rugby than we already have is a big deal. It helps the world see the

amount of support that our fans give to the sport of rugby here in Jacksonville.” Clark, nicknamed the Cinder Block, said he is proud to represent the red, white and blue, and knows how much of

an honor it is to represent his country. The eight-year veteran looks forward to playing for the U.S. again. “I was saying the other day that this is the second most honorable thing I could do to represent my country other than being in the military,” Clark said. “Anytime you put on a uniform that says U.S.A. in any sport, it’s a big deal. To me it’s the equivalent to being an Olympic athlete.” While getting the chance to play for

your country is a big honor in itself, for the Pope brothers it will mean even more to take the field in the Atlantic Cup. Both started playing rugby for UNF’s club team, the Deadbirds. With the chance to come back to UNF and show case his talents against a high-er level of competition, Apple Pope said he is excited. “Being able to come back to my alma mater as an alumni and being able to represent my country at the same time is just an amazing feeling,” Pope said. “Being back there in front of the profes-sors and on the grounds where I trained at originally playing college rugby is just a great feeling.” Pope said that bringing the Atlantic Cup will be great for the school and city of Jacksonville. Pope, Clark, and Knoephel all share the opinion that rugby is growing in popularity around Jacksonville and in the U.S. “It’s getting really big in America,” Knoephel said. “A lot of it is start-ing here in Jacksonville and starting at UNF with the professional teams coming over here and the interna-tional games here, Jacksonville is starting to become, I guess, a hub for rugby here in the United States.”

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“Being able to come back to my alma mater as an

alumni and being able to represent my country at the same time is just an

amazing feeling,” — Apple Pope, Axemen/Tomahawks

Matt Clark is honored to represent the U.S.everett Sullivan | Spinnaker

Osprey's captain Adam O'Neill dribbles the ball around JU defenders while looking to get UNF on the scoreboard.

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Ospreys lose low scoring match and fall behind 1-0 in the annual "Battle for the Barrel"

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hodges stadium

By TIM BeesPOrts editOr

To the average person driving around UNF’s Lot 18, Hodges Stadium might not look like anything special. In a time where stadiums around the country have huge jum-botrons and can hold over 100,000 people, who could blame those who look at the 9,400 seat Hodges Stadium and aren’t blown away? However, over the years Hodges Stadium has become one of the premiere college sports facilities in the country. For a school like UNF that lacks a Division I college foot-ball program, Hodges Stadium more than meets the needs. The stadium serves as home to the UNF men’s and wom-en’s soccer, cross country and track and field teams. In fact, Hodges Stadium ranks third in the country when it comes to the size of college stadiums used mainly for soccer and track events. “We’re giving our student athletes here the best facilities and the best opportunity to be competi-tive,” said UNF Assistant Athletic Director and Director of Track and Field Mark VanAlstyne. “I think you can pick any number of the aspects of the facility and say that’s great and it would probably put it in the upper echelon of facilities in the U.S. by itself, cer-tainly on college campuses.” The stadium’s most prominent feature is its world-class track. The recipient of a Class II IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations) certification, which is given to the most elite tracks, Hodges Stadium boasts a nine-lane Olympic-quality track that was built with a Mondotrack SX surface. The stadium also has all of the markings needed to host NCAA and IAAF events. The process of building a track that met the standards of an IAAF-certified track was very exciting, said VanAlstyne, who is in charge of scheduling events for the stadium. It involved an extensive series of tests that included flooding to see where puddles would form, then repaving, and flooding again to make sure all of the measurements were accurate. “A typical NCAA track requires about four survey points, so you would have one team that would come out and maybe do eight hours of survey work,” VanAlstyne said. “I think our track required 278 survey points. It re-quired 80 hours of survey work to meet those standards. But the end result is you have a track that is almost unpar-alleled in the United States as a competitive venue.” While the track is Hodges Stadium’s single biggest sell-ing point for bringing in events, VanAlstyne said it is the sum of everything that comes with the stadium that sets it apart. Thanks to a $2 million donation from George and Kernan Hodges in 2006, UNF was able to build a press box that is complete with separate rooms for radio and televi-sion in addition to the track. Additional aluminum seating was put in along with field/track lighting. The stadium also has the Browning Athletic Training and Education Center as well as classrooms. VanAlstyne said that the location itself, being in the heart of Jacksonville, is a huge selling point for the stadium. “I think what makes its case on a national level is the sum total of everything,” said VanAlstyne. “It’s Jacksonville for gosh sakes. Nine or 10 months out of the year we’re the best weather in the world for outdoor sporting events. We’re Florida. Everyone wants to come here in the first place. Let’s put some facilities down here that will accentuate that.”

UNF athletics are not the only ones taking advantage of what Hodges Stadium has to offer. The NFL came call-ing when Jacksonville played host to Super Bowl XXXIX in 2005. Hodges Stadium was the Philadelphia Eagles prac-tice field for the week before the Super Bowl. In addition to the NFL, the Minor League Football Jacksonville Knights call Hodges Stadium their home field. The Stadium also is home to the American National Rugby League Champions, the Jacksonville Axemen, who have been playing their home games inside Hodges Stadium since 2006. In fact, Axemen co-founder, coach and player Daryl “Spinner” Howland has been so impressed with the facility that he is bringing in three national rugby teams to compete in the Atlantic Cup rugby tournament, Nov. 14-21. “We really want the students at UNF to embrace a true international event coming to their campus,” Howland said. “How many schools in the country get to put their hand up and say they hosted a true international event? UNF should be absolutely proud to put that venue on the global market for it to be seen.” Howland said with all of the international press that will come along with hosting a rugby tournament such as the Atlantic Cup, the new Hodges Stadium press box will be perfect. “The press box and reception area upstairs is classy,” Howland said. “Even the press we’ve had come over from overseas or different parts of the country go in there and it’s really well designed. They’re always impressed.” Howland said the quality of the locker rooms and weight rooms was another reason the Axemen are lucky to call Hodges Stadium home. The equipment in the weight room includes six ham-mer strength power racks, six Olympic platforms, a hur-ricane, two treadmills, Jacob’s Ladder, and a VertiMax. It also includes over 11,500 pounds of plate weight and medi-cine balls that range from five to 100 pounds. “What I would give to get five-day-a-week access to that place,” Howland said. “That weight room is world class and I literally mean that. I would love to be able to put our guys in there for all of our weight sessions. What an amazing place.” Despite being home to teams like UNF soccer and the Axemen, UNF still plans to promote Hodges Stadium as a premier track and field venue, said UNF Athletics Director Lee Moon. In fact, the school looks to host high-caliber track events inside Hodges Stadium in the near future. “What we’re trying to do is use it as a great venue to host national, international and state track meets,” Moon said. “We have that [high] quality of a track facility. It is in my mind the premier track facility in the eastern United States.”

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will accentuate that.— Mark VanAlstyne, Asst. Athletic Director

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The Jaguars kick their way to a victory

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The Jaguars thrilled all 63,111 fans when they needed it most by kicking their way to victory Oct 3. Jacksonville advanced the ball on its last drive with 42 seconds left to the Colts 41 yard line, and kicker Josh Scobee made the game-winning 59-yard field goal, the longest in his career, and the third longest game-winning field goal ever recorded in NFL history. His longest before the game was 53 yards. The Jags responded with enthusiasm after the Colts were first to score, running the ball on the Colts five times in a row by way of running back Maurice Jones-Drew for a total of 26 yards. Two short passes and a run later, quar-terback David Garrard took the ball for a 25-yard run to score the touchdown that tied the game 7-7. The Jaguars kicked the ball to the Colts, then stopped quarterback Peyton Manning and his offense from getting a first down. The Jags’ defense on the Colts’ second drive didn’t let anything through, forcing the Colts to punt. This defense set the tone for the game and inspired the fans to be the Jags 12th man. The Jags defense proved itself the first half, by keeping the Colts’ offense to 14 points, and held the Colts scoreless in the third quarter. The only points in the third quarter came from a 15 yard touchdown pass from Garrard to tight end Mercedes Lewis to go ahead 21-14. After the Jaguars scored with 2:13 sec-onds left in the game, it was the Colts last chance to even up the score. In Manning fashion, the Colts’ offense drove the ball down the throat of the Jags’ defense, ty-ing the game at 28-28 with 52 seconds left. The Jaguars obtained possession, moved the ball 18 yards to set up history in the making. On second down with five seconds on the clock, the ball is set up for a 59 yard field goal attempt. Kicker Josh Scobee steps out on the field as the offense takes its place. The ball is hiked, kicked and hangs in the air like it’s already on ESPN’s slow-mo-tion highlight reel. As the hearts of thou-sands of football fanatics beat out of their

chests, the ball soars, heading towards the uprights. It goes in as the clock expires, making the final score 31-28. Scobee knew it was going to come down to him at the end of the game, he said. He wanted to get it to at least the 40 yard line to have a chance at making the field goal. “I’ve never been that excited after a kick in my life,” Scobee said. This also marks the third time Scobee has made a game-winning field goal over 50 yards against the Colts. “This one, I just told myself, ‘stay calm, make a good clean strike and the ball should go through.’’’ A kicker can be one of the most impor-tant players on the team, as illustrated at the end of Sunday’s game. “The only thing that goes through my head is excitement,” Scobee said. “We were trying to get at least to the 35,” head coach Jack Del Rio said. “We got our-selves to the 41 and gave ourselves a shot at the winner.” The Jaguars had a plan to try to defeat the Colts, which seemed to work. Their game plan was to run on the Colts’ defense. “If you just look in the past, and the way teams have beaten the Colts, just look in the first week. The Texans pounded the ball the whole time,” Garrard said. The Jags followed that blueprint, he said. “When you get a sack and they don’t, those are good statistics, and when you’re winning those battles you typically win games and it definitely helped us win to-day,” Del Rio said. The Jaguars offensive line protected Garrard, disallowing the Colts to record any sacks. Jacksonville improved its season record to 2-2. “Throughout the whole game, and in particular at the end of the games like that, I am constantly telling myself, ‘stay focused, stay focused,’ because you never know when it will come down to me,” Scobee said. “And in that situation there wasn’t a bit of nerves running through my mind at all, it was just hit the ball clean and it will go through.”

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Week four in the NFL was a week of intense games. Six of the 14 games were decided by three points or less and nine we decided by a seven or less. It was also a week of big individual per-formances. Cincinnati’s Terrell Owens had 10 catches for 222 yards and a touchdown. Reggie Wayne had 15 catches for 196 yards for the Colts. We can’t forget Josh Scobee’s 59-yard field goal to put the Jaguars past the Colts. There’s nothing better than a week of great games and great performances.

Josh Scobee kicks the Jaguars past the Colts with a 59-yard field goal as time expired to give the Jags a 31-28 victory and improve their to 2-2.

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I grew up playing soccer and for the majority of the time I was a goalie. Most likely around 35-40 yards but then again it’s been a while. You want to see me in action, challenge me in a game of kick-ball. So fly like a G6.

You heard it here first! Yankees and Braves will headline this year’s World Series. The Rays are playing the Rangers and I don’t see either beating the Yanks. The Braves will surprise the NL, including the Phillies.

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Question 2: After five weeks down in the College Football season, who do you think is in the lead for the Heisman Trophy?

Question 3: Josh Scobee crushed a 59-yard field goal to beat the Colts on Sunday. How far can you kick a football?

Question 1: The Major League Baseball playoffs are set. who ya got?

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Let’s go Tampa Bay. I not only want but also feel that the Rays are going to win their first World Series Championship. Down with the Yankees! The Phillies will come out of the NL.

To be honest, I think it is too early to start the Heisman hype. In my eyes, not one athlete has set forth his path to the trophy after five weeks. There have been key players, but no Heisman-deserving performances yet.

Scobee’s kick was very impressive. A 59-yard game-winning field goal at EverBank field against the Colts was stunning to watch. But I think I can lock down a 15-yard field goal, maybe.

Scobee killed that ball. He kicked it further than I could in probably four tries added up. He’s a pro bowler if he keeps this up. He is perfect on the season. He is a Colts killer.

As much as this pains me, I have to give the five-game-Heisman to the quarterback from “that school up north.” Michigan’s Denard Robinson has it at the moment. Big Blue better hope he stays healthy because he is their entire team right now.

As a long-time Reds fan, I am going to pick them. But, just for my friends: go Rays, go Rays, go Rays, go Rays, go Rays, go Rays ... in the the tune of the old soc-cer chant, Ole.

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I am also going to have to go with Denard Robinson. The man can throw (1008 yards, 7 touchdowns) and run (905 yards, 8 touchdowns) and he’s not finished yet. Easily the best over the second choice: second-rate Kellen Moore.

About 60 yards, but really I’m just kidding. My dad put a baseball glove in my young, innocent hands before I ever had a chance to grace the football leather. I think it’s a lot harder to throw an inside fastball then it is to kick a ball around the field.

Championship Series: Yanks over twins in 4, Rays over Rangers in 5, Phillies over Reds in 3, Braves over Giants in 4. Division Series: Yanks over Rays in 6, Phillies over Braves in 5. World Series: Yanks over Phil-lies in 6. That just happened.

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Denard Robinson is lighting it up. I mean talk about a double power of offense, the dude knows how to put on a show. I think Ryan Mallet is a sleeper that everyone should keep their eye on. Sorry Mark Ingram, but stay in Alabama this year.

It took me three full seasons, plus four games but I have finally figured out the quarterback situation for the

Jacksonville Jaguars. I’ll be honest when I tell you that the play of the Jaguars signal caller David Garrard has confused me. He is more hot and cold than Katy Perry. It has perplexed us all. But, like I said, I figured it out. David Garrard is the efficient, smart, accurate passer that we saw in 2007 and off and on ever since then. However, on certain Sundays something changes and before you know it the Jaguars have Garrard’s alter ego David “Jarrard,” the inaccurate, interception throwing, fum-bling quarterback that Jaguar fans have come to fear. It is the only possible reason that in some games the Jaguars’ quarterback is good in his decision-making, throws touch-downs and operates a smooth offense. Then the very next week he is taking sacks, not going through reads and doing his best Byron Leftwich impression. I can’t believe it was right in front of me this entire time. I always thought that there were ignorant fans who, after nine years of having a player, still couldn’t pronounce his name right. I would get frustrated and yell “it’s Garrard not ‘Jarrard’.” Little did I know, I

was the ignorant one. Now that I have seen the light, every-thing has become so much clearer. David truly has been two different players throughout his starting career. He assumed his true form of Garrard on Sunday in the Jaguars’ 31-28 win over the Indianapolis Colts. Garrard was 17-22 for 163 yards, had two touchdowns and he ran for one. Who could turn down those numbers? The differences in his two personalities are amazing. Going into Sunday’s game everyone had him pegged as a quarterback that had lost his confidence. Now I see that it was just his evil other half playing in the two, dare I say, embar-rassing losses to the Chargers and Eagles. When Garrard is good, he is really good. In the Jaguars two wins this season Garrard has thrown for 333 yards, five touchdown passes and no interceptions. He also has one rushing touchdown. However, when he is bad he makes an art out of it.

In the two losing efforts, “Jarrard” has thrown for just 278 yards, five interceptions and one garbage-time touchdown. It is no coincidence that the Jaguars won the two games that Garrard played well. You need your quarterback to play well to win in the NFL. I’m not saying the Jaguars need him to go out and lead the NFL in passing yards and touchdowns, they just need him to be Garrard, the efficient, savvy, playmaking quarterback that he has shown he can be. They don’t need him to do any more than he did Sunday. The Jaguars have to be a run-first team. Maurice Jones-Drew is where the ball is going the majority of the time. The Jaguars just need Garrard to make smart decisions out there and try his best to keep “Jarrard” from sneaking out of his cage. “Jarrard” attempted to make an appear-ance on the second to last play of the game against the Colts when he threw a ball while falling to the ground that was almost intercepted and could have been returned for a touchdown. It could have lost the game for the Jaguars in the final seconds. Those are the plays he has to eliminate. While they don’t need him to be a Manning, Brees, or Brady, the Jaguars can still only go as far as Garrard takes them.

He has shown that he has what it takes to win in the NFL — now he just has to play with the consistency it takes to continue winning. If Garrard is able to keep the good throws coming and the bad throws locked away with that guy “Jarrard” — who could not quarterback an arena football team — it doesn’t change the fact that the Jaguars will look for a quarterback in April’s draft. They have to do it. The quarterback issue has been ignored for too long already. The fact that they brought in the Buffalo outcast Trent Edwards doesn’t mean the future of the position is solved for the Jags. They do not need to draft a guy to play next year. But they do need to get the future of the position. I’ve said before that Garrard can get it done, just as long as it is Garrard and not “Jarrard.” I’ll admit it, I was wrong. To think I have spent all these years getting frustrated with the Jacksonville fan base, thinking they were so ignorant and incapable of pro-nouncing a seemingly easy name correctly. I apologize, Jacksonville. So David Garrard, I think it’s time you cut your alter ego, “Jarrard.” There is only room for one quarterback in the Jaguars’ huddle.

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