TuesdayApril 17, 2012

Volume CXXXIIIIssue 11

Philanthropist Gale Lemerand speaks on entrepreneurship

On April 12, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and the collegiate Entrepreneurs’ organ-isation (CEO) hosted entrepre-neur and philanthropist L. Gale Lemerand who spoke, in his very own Lemerand auditorium, about his career and experiences in business.

Lemerand, who currently has a stake in some 27 restaurants including Houligans, Stonewood and Peach Valley cafe, began by speaking about his humble upbringings in Michigan.

“We were a hard working fam-ily but didn’t have very much money” said Lemerand, “there was running water but you had to run down the hill with a bucket to fetch it” he joked.

Lemerand described thinking there was more to life than this after meeting a local insurance agent from Metlife.

“He earned $10,000 a year and I thought, oh my gosh I

want to be in insurance” said Lemerand jovially.

Having been in the Air Force in Korea for 4 years, Lemerand returned to the US and began working at Williams Insulation in Chicago in 1968. Then at 40 years old he purchased the com-pany from the current owner, and over the next 25 years turned it into a huge success.

“It really was the American dream, we went from a small barn in Chicago to being the largest insulation contractor in the states” Lemerand said, “3% net profit was common in the industry but we were making 17%”.

Eventually Lemerand sold the company to Fortune 500 company Masco corporation in 1995, while it was making $150 million a year in sales.

When asked about the secret to his success, Lemerand put it down to picking the right people for the job.

“The key was surrounding yourself with good people, and

then pay then as much as you can” said Lemerand, “I gave 10% of my profits to the employ-ees in order to create ownership, and if they were really good they could get an equity stake also”

After selling the company Lemerand didn’t stop there, in addition to becoming a restaura-teur he also created the Sanidoor company, which produces a touch-free, germ-free restroom door system that can be found in the Port orange World of Beer and various other Florida restaurants.

“I was and still am a worka-holic”, Lemerand said, “I’m 78 now and still can’t help working 45 hours a week”.

As an early driving force behind becoming a successful entrepreneur, Lemerand cited a love for the finer things in life, whilst remaining frugal in busi-ness.

“I wanted a yacht and an aero-plane, I also love blackjack” laughed Lemerand, “but unless

you want to rob a bank, you need some way to pay for these things”.

However he believes things changed as his career progressed “today I work for accomplish-ment and to give back” he said sincerely.

Lemerand has donated to Bethune-Cookman, Embry-Riddle and the University of

Florida as well as numerous other charity and community groups.

The event was hosted by the Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ orga-nization (CEO) at ERAU, who strive to encourage and develop student ideas and entrepreneur-ship along with setting up speak-ers and sessions with current busi-ness owners and entrepreneurs.

L. GALE LEMERAND, the namesake of the L. Gale Lemerand auditorium in the Willie Miller IC Building, spoke to students April 12 covering various topics including the various restau-rants he has opened, some of them in our area.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University File Photo

Christopher HealeSenior Reporter

Sneak Preview Q&A with visitors This past weekend was the

Sneak Preview for accepted stu-dents and many of them came out to tour the campus.

Between tours hosted by each of the colleges, the Resdient Advisors in student housing, and the observer flights, the week-end’s visitors had plenty to do, so the Avion went out to talk to a few of our future peers.

All reporting was done by Timothy Campanaro with photos by Laney Meredith.

Name/Age/Hometown Mercedes Zinn, 17 years old, Jacksonville, FL.

Christopher Shifflet, 17 years old, Timmonsville, SC

Nicole Saldies, 18 years old, Ocoee, FL

Tyler Magee, 18 years, Charleston, SC

Major Aeronautical Science Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Engineering

What has been the highlight of your day?

The tours - getting to see every-thing. Seeing all the planes out there. I wish some would fly up

but it’s too windy.

I like the facilities, the feel of the campus and how small the

classes are.

Going into the labs in the engi-neering building. Visiting the wind tunnel.

Is this your first time on campus?

Second time, I came to the open house last year. Yes. I first came yesterday. Second time. This is about my third or fourth

time.

How did you find out about ERAU?

I have always wanted to be a pilot. My dad actually wanted to come here. He was accepted to

the Prescott campus when he was in high school.

I received information in the mail and then looked at the ERAU

website and liked it.I received a letter in the mail.

Surfing the web, looking up engi-neering schools. That’s what I’ve always wanted to do. As soon as I found ERAU, I knew this was

the one.

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Do you remember this?

THIS IS A PHOTO of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University;s old Aviation Building, which was the old Fritz Hotel on 27th Avenue in Miami in the 1960’s. This building is now gone and replaced with a jail. This photo was forwarded to the Avion by Haroldi Kosola, an ERAU alumni.

ROGER ADERMAN/ERAU ALUMNI

Follow @EmbryRiddle on Twitter!The official ERAU twitter handle has

changed. It was originally @ERAUniv, but has now become @EmbryRiddle. The name change doesn’t require any action from our followers, it just appears differ-ently in the news feed.

“It is about time,” says student-intern, Christina Roberts. The new handle makes a lot more sense this way, and it is ridicu-lously easy to remember.

The Embry-Riddle twitter account is used to reach out to perspective students, announce university events, share news, and provide a communication venue for all of our audiences. In addition, the univer-sity’s twitter followers include prestigious businesses that our students may have future employment opportunities with. We even have NASA astronauts following us!

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ERAU Changes their Twitter

Embry-Riddle student Kelson Nisbett, a native of Orlando, Fla., is serving in the White House Internship Program through May 4.

Nisbett, who started his internship Jan. 17, works in the Presidential Personnel Office where he helps manage the process for presidential appointments throughout the administration and executive departments.

A first lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force stationed at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station as a space and missile officer, Nisbett is completing a master’s degree in Aeronautical Science, specializing in Space Operations Management, through Embry-Riddle Worldwide’s Space Coast campus location at Patrick Air Force Base near

Melbourne, Fla. Nisbett said he applied for the White

House internship to gain valuable profes-sional skills, broaden his understanding of the government and enhance his apprecia-tion for public service.

“I hope to learn the ‘untaught’ lessons from the nation’s leaders and develop tools and techniques required to become a suc-cessful individual,” Nisbett said. “This is all in hopes of bettering myself and becoming a contributing member to my community and ultimately the Unites States as a whole.”

Nisbett plans to remain in the Air Force and continue his study of defense and space policy. In the future he said he would like to enter public service.

ERAU Student in White HouseRobert Ross

Press Release

KELSON NISBETT IS NOW in the White House as an intern, serving in the personnel office.

PHOTO COURTESY ROBERT ROSS

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University student Kadon Kyte has been accepted to participate in the 2012-2013 Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals.

75 total participants were chosen among a pool of over 500 applicants, and it is a great accomplishment that Kyte was awarded this unique study and work abroad fellowship.

Now entering its 29th year, the CBYX program is made possible due to the ongoing support of the United States

Congress and the German Bundestag. Participants are between the ages of 18 and 24 at the start of the program, and must be US citizens or permanent resi-dents.

Applicants do not need to be enrolled to participate, but should have well-defined career goals with related work/internship experience, flexibility, good communica-tion skills, diplomacy, and a strong sense of American identity.

Previous knowl-edge of German is not required but is strong-ly recommended. The program is designed primarily for young adults in business, STEM (scientific, technical, engineering, and mathematical), agricultural, and voca-tional fields, though candidates in all fields are encouraged to apply.

Also, as this is a

reciprocal exchange, 75 Germans will be living throughout the US as part of the 2012-2013 program.

The Study Abroad Office would like to congratulate Kyte on his achievement, as well as encourage everyone interested to seize such opportunities.

For more information, please proceed to their website cbyx.info.

Celebrating 29 years of exchangeSue MacchiarellaPress Release

PHOTO COURTESY CBYX.COM

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Just how far could you get in your chosen field of studies if you were deaf? Imagine you live in a silent world, having never hearing a sound, but you have a fas-cination with planes and you want to fly.

Sign-Up! Sign Language and Deaf

Culture Awareness Club would like to invite you to meet Stephen J. Hopson, the first ever instrument rated Deaf pilot, on Tuesday, April 17th at 7:30pm in the Embry-Riddle Student Center.

This is a once in a life time opportunity to personally meet and hear the story of this special individual, who overcame life obstacles and became an inspiration

to the Deaf and Aviation community. Mr. Hopson has succeeded in many careers, (Wall Street, best-selling author, pilot, and inspirational speaker). Can a deaf person fly an airplane? How would they be able to talk to the Air Traffic Control Tower? Would you feel comfortable and safe i f you found out your pilot was Deaf?

His stories will inspire every-one, students and established career professionals alike, to go for what you want, have faith in yourself, and to succeed in what you set out to do. Come join us and be a part of this moving evening. This free event is open to the Embry-Riddle and Daytona beach community.

The ERAU Chapter of Upsilon Pi Epsilon held its Spring 2012 Induction Ceremony to honor students selected for Society membership on Thursday, April 12, 2012. The ceremony was conducted by Lauren Anastase, Chapter President, and assisted by Kristina Yevseyeva, UPE Vice-President and William White, UPE Treasurer.

Nine students majoring in Software Engineering, Computer Engineering and Computer Science were admitted to mem-bership in Upsilon Pi Epsilon. The cer-emony was attended by COE faculty, UPE members and family and friends of the new initiates.

The Upsilon Pi Epsilon initiates for 2011/2012 are: Carole J. Addona, Andrew Jacob Colton, Julien Desprez, Benjamin J. Kacher, Michael B. Kouremetis, Mingye Liu, Bryant Richardson, Brian A. Rivera, and Chad Edwin Waldorf.

Upsilon Pi Epsilon is an internation-

al honorary society whose membership consists of outstanding undergraduate and graduate students in the computing disciplines. The organization now con-sists of more than 180 chapters in col-leges and universities in North America

and overseas. The Iota Chapter at Embry-Riddle

Aeronautical University was chartered on October 10, 1997. Prof. Nick Brixius is the faculty advisor for the chapter.

Congratulations to all of the new members!

THE IOTA CHAPTER INDUCTED nine new students majoring in software engi-neering, computer engineering and computer science.

PHOTO COURTESY UPE

UPE inducts new membersNick Brixius

Upsilon Pi Epsilon

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Stephan J. Hopson: A man with no limits

Paint-ball team succeeds

The paintball club competed in the NCPA National paintball tournament at Central Florida Paintball this weekend. The team had a great outing and was r a n k e d third overall heading into finals. The team beat out a number of great t e a m s such as OSU and VT. The players that c o m p e t e d were: Captain Alex Pearce, Kirk Nelson, Jonathan Nadle, Michael Thomson, AJ Iannone, and Brendan Turpin. The team was supported by Hilary Myers, Megan Czontska, Andreas, and Andrew.

Alex PearcePaintball Club

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A6 The Avion, april 17, 2012Solar Cells Feature

Once a month in your mail, you find that envelope from the power company with the utility bills.

Every 30 or so days you pay for what-ever you used and each time you tell yourself that you’ll be more aware of conserving energy for the next month.

Now imagine a future where instead of receiving a bill, the power company sends you a check, paying you for the power you supplied to them that month. Sounds like a far-fetched fantasy?

Maybe.If the scientists and researchers hard

at work in photovoltaics (PV) technol-ogy get their way, we might soon have all our roofs covered with solar panels.

In a place like Florida, where the sun shines strongly more than 300 days a year, the amount of sunlight that can be harvested and converted to electricity is staggering. Already, many places in Florida use solar water heaters, which are basically just black pipes with water running through them.

Covering the roofs of buildings in cheap, highly efficient solar panels will drive down energy costs as well as help save the environment as we lower fossil fuel consumption.

With electric cars becoming more marketable and practical, the two tech-nologies might merge and you might find yourself plugging your car into a solar panel in a parking lot sometime in the future.

How is all this possible? Wasn’t solar energy some flight of fancy from the 90’s that never proved competitive enough?

The answer is nanotechnology.Nanotechnology is around us in our

everyday modern society and is respon-sible for all the handheld electronic devices we use. The transistors in these devices are anywhere from 32 to 500 nanometers apart. To get an idea of scale, the width of a human hair is 100,000 nanometers.

Applying this technology to PV tech-nology will give scientists the ability to craft solar cells precisely the way they want it and forge a new path in solar cell science and technology.

Photovoltaics is the field of technol-ogy and research related to the practical application of PV cells in producing electricity from light, though it is often used specifically to refer to the genera-tion of electricity from sunlight.

As early as 1961, William Shockley and Hans Queisser from Shockley Semiconductor discovered the theoreti-cal limit of a solar cell’s efficiency at 33.7%, for a single layer cell in what would become known as the Shockley-Queisser Limit.

Most modern day solar cells have an efficiency of around 22% due to losses like reflection off the front surface and light blockage of the wires running across the cells.

These solar cells work by having pho-tons from the sun displace an electron within the cell. The materials and semi-conductors inside the device ensure that the electron only travels in one direction and this flow can be captured, thus gen-erating electricity.

Assistant Professor Bereket Berhane of the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Physical Sciences Department explains further.

“When the electron is hit by a pho-

ton, the photon must supply a sufficient amount of energy for the electron to overcome something called the band gap,” said Berhane.

This band gap is the required energy a photon needs to supply an electron to break free of its parent atom and be free to move around. Photons with low energy do nothing, while those with excess energy lose it as heat.

“The trick is to either make the band gap smaller, or increase the window we have to catch electrons,” said Berhane.

Kin Man Yu and Wladek Walukiewicz of the Materials Sciences Division in the Berkeley Labs created an alloy with three different band gaps in 2004, mean-ing that they captured more photons, thus generating more electricity. Early predictions looked at 57% efficiency and started the road down multiple junc-tion solar cells.

Multiple junction solar cells have a theoretical efficiency as high as 86%, stemming from the fact they can handle a larger spectrum of photons. Apart from the new materials yielding various band gaps, nanostructures also improve the efficiency of catching these electrons.

“An important thing is to collect the electron ASAP once in has been dis-placed,” said Berhane. “When an elec-tron has been separated from its parent atom, it wants to recombine with it.

Nanostructures reduce the distances involved, meaning you catch the elec-tron before it has the chance to recom-bine, and of course your efficiency goes up when you catch more electrons.”

In 2006, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers published a study titled “Nanostrucutred Solar Cells for High Efficiency Photovoltaics,” conducted by the team of Christiana Honsberg, Allen Barnett and Douglas Kirkpatrick from the University of Delaware.

They claimed, “The use of nanostruc-tures in photovoltaics offers the poten-

tial for high efficiency by either using new physical mechanisms or by allow-ing solar cells which have efficiencies closer to their theoretical maximum, for example by tailoring material proper-ties.”

The problem with existing materi-als now is the inherent imperfections found at a molecular level. When you take a saw to wood, you are using the hard metal, essentially iron atoms bound together very strongly to break the bonds between the carbon atoms in the wood.

This displacement action is aided by the fact that the carbon atoms in the wood are not arranged in a perfect crystal lattice, meaning there are weak points in the material which can be exploited. The crystal lattice refers to an atomic structure, where every atom is exactly where it is supposed to be.

Imperfections in a crystal lattice occur when an extra atom is present, or an atom is missing, thus disturbing the pattern and causing a weakness in the material.

In nanostructures, the idea is to arrange the atoms so that they form a perfect structure, skyrocketing the prop-erties of the material. Take for example, carbon nanotubes that have exhibited strength 300 times that of steel for the same weight.

Likewise, in the application for solar cells, the materials tend to exhibit very different properties once we go down to the nano-scale.

The rules behind this lie in quantum physics, which deals with physics once the laws of classical physics breaks down.

Classical physics is all around us on a daily basis. Figuring out how long you will take to drive from one point to another, how much water a boat will displace, all these are problems easily solved by classical physics.

Quantum physics normally comes

in once time or space becomes very extreme. In the case of time, once we approach the speed of light, classi-cal physics no longer works. Quantum physics also applies when we get to very, very small scales of objects.

Some scientists define the line for nanotechnology as the point when clas-sical physics breaks down and quantum physics must take over. Once at this stage, materials behave very differently from what we are used to. Going back to the case of carbon nanotubes, you would never have thought that the carbon we use for our pencils was capable of being stronger than steel would you?

However, as with all science and wondrous inventions, the ugly head of cost-efficiency rears itself. While lab efficiencies have already showed results of over 43% efficiency, commercial effi-ciencies are always lower, and the huge costs due to manufacturing stonewall the technology.

In their paper “Enhancing Solar Cell Efficiencies through 1-D nanostruc-tures,” Kehan Yu and Junhong Chen from the Mechanical Engineering depart-ment for the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee believe that the “large-scale use of solar energy in not occurring due to the high cost and unadequate efficien-cies of existing solar cells.”

They wrote that nanostructure materi-als have offered new opportunities to design more efficient solar cells, par-ticularly one-dimensional nanomaterials for enhancing solar cell efficiencies.

While there are many independent teams doing nanostructure solar cell research out there, until the fabrication of PV cells becomes cheaper, we will not be plastering our roofs with solar panels anytime soon.

We can rest assured though, that PV technology will probably follow the path of electronics, where fabrication and miniaturization has consistently improved and become cheaper.

Solar cells make a breakthrough?Peter Tan

News Editor

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MEN’S BASEBALL

Friday, Apr. 20 @ 3:00 p.m. at Ave Maria

Saturday, Apr. 21 @ 12:00 p.m. at Ave Maria (DH)

WOMEN’S GOLF

Saturday, Apr. 20 vs Sun Conference Championship

TRACK AND FIELD

Sunday, Apr. 22 vs Sun Conference Championships

Upcoming Sporting Events

Men’s Tennis blanks Lions 5-0

The Embry-Riddle men’s tennis team’s regular season campaign ended the same way it began; with a shutout. The Eagles (16-3), ranked second in the NAIA, snapped St. Leo’s six-match winning streak with a 5-0 victory over the Lions, ranked 18th in NCAA II.

ERAU grabbed an early 3-0 advantage courtesy of a sweep in doubles. Chris Freeman and J.R. Leonik, and Peter Francis and Simon Felix registered 8-3 doubles victories at the second and third positions, respectively, and top-ranked Adrian Bayh and Patrick Besch completed the sweep with an 8-6 win over Matt Nicholson-Lewis and Victor Lozier at the top spot.

Only two singles matches were played to completion and both went to three sets. NAIA

No. 1 Freeman was the first to finish his match, coming from behind to top NCAA II No. 42 Aloua Adjenak 4-6, 6-3, 6-3.

At No. 3 singles, Felix easily topped Lozier 6-1 in the first set, but fell to the St.

Leo sophomore 7-5 in the second. The third set was all Felix as the ERAU sophomore blanked Lozier 6-0 to clinch the Eagle vic-tory.

The Eagles will now turn their focus

to defending their Sun Conference tour-nament title. The tournament gets under-way on Apr. 20 at ERAU’s Crotty Tennis Complex. Pairings and match times are yet to be released.

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ERAU Men take third at Bethune-Cookman Beach Invite

The Embry-Riddle men’s track and field team battled less than favorable conditions while competing at the Bethune-Cookman Beach Invitational on Saturday. High winds prevented any of the teams from posting qualify-ing times, but the Eagles managed to finish tied for third with conference

foe Warner with 47 total points behind NCAA Division I programs Bethune-Cookman and Albany State.

ERAU’s best performance on the track came in the 800m run where the Blue and Gold claimed three of the top eight finishes. Brett Galloway placed third in 1:58.43, while Alec Hernandes (2:03.04) and Joe Fulle (2:03.88) were sixth and eighth, respectively.

Competing in his first meet of the year, Cesar Pastrana scored points for

the Blue and Gold in the shot put and discus e v e n t s . His 11.61-m e t e r throw in the shot earned him third place and he finished sixth in the discus with a 102-foot, 4-inch toss in the discus.

Leon Robinson turned in his best performance of the year in the high jump with a leap of 1.83 meters to take fourth place in that event.

The Eagles also sent a small number of athletes to the Seminole Invitational hosted by Florida State University at Mike Long Track. Reagan Beal headlined the Eagle perform-ers, racing to his best time of the season in the 400m dash.

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Eagles top Lions in regular season finale

The third-ranked Embry-Riddle wom-en's tennis team closed out its 2012 regu-lar season slate with a 5-2 victory over NCAA II St. Leo, Saturday at the St. Leo Tennis Center. The Eagles improve to 18-3 on the year, while the Lions, ranked 15th in the NCAA II national rankings, fall to 16-5.

The Eagles helped themselves early with a three-match sweep in doubles play. Ekaterina Kamendova and Rocio Frej Vitalle improved their doubles record

to 20-2 with an 8-2 defeat of Jeanette McDonald and Adrianna Daszkiewicz at the No. 2 spot. Fourth-ranked Yi Ching Chen and Josefine Strom and No. 22 Kristina Marova and Paola Montero bested their respective opponents by identical 8-5 margins.

Chen, ranked sixth in the NAIA, was the first to finish her match at the top

singles spot with a 6-1, 6-4 defeat of 13th-ranked Laura Kemkes.

The Lions got two points back as Emily Singleton topped Frej Vitalle 7-5, 6-0 at No. 2 and Maria Benkirane downed Marova 6-2, 6-1.

At No. 3 doubles, Kamendova easily topped McDonald in the first set but had to fight off a fierce second-set surge by the St.

Leo senior. In the end, it was Kamendova who came away with the victory, besting McDonald 7-6 (6-1 in the tiebreaker) to score the clincher.

The Eagles will now begin preparation for The Sun Conference tournament, which takes places Apr. 20-21 at Embry-Riddle's Crotty Tennis Complex. Pairings and match times will be released next week.ST. LEO 2

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Eagles compete at Bethune-Cookman and Seminole Invites

Members of Embry-Riddle's women's track and field team were back in action on Saturday as the program sent student-athletes to compete at both the Seminole Invitational, hosted by Florida State University, and the Bethune-Cookman

Beach Invitational. Sophomore Reta Woodard continued to

prove herself as one of the most dominant throwers in Embry-Riddle women's track and field history as she hit an 'A' standard in the hammer at the Seminole Invite. Woodard's toss of 54.68 meters was also good for first place and was just shy of her personal record. It also marked the third

time that she has achieved the NAIA's 'A' qualifying standard this season.

Some of Woodard's teammates were also in competition a little closer to home on Saturday as the Eagles sent a small contingent to compete in the Bethune-Cookman Beach Invitational. The best event of the day for the Eagles was the 800m run, which saw the Blue and Gold

place three runners in the top six. Baleigh Hyatt led the charge as she crossed the line in first place with a time of 2:22.26. Holly Sandon was fourth in 2:33.51 and Lauren Eshbach took sixth in a time of 2:36.17

The Eagles' next meet will be The Sun Confernece Championships, which will take place Apr. 22-23 at the Embry-Riddle Track Complex.

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ERAU ATHLETICS

Fifth-Ranked Eagles in third after first roundThe fifth-ranked Embry-Riddle women's

golf team shot 316 and currently sit in third place after the first round of the Bash at the Beach Saturday.

Play began in windy and cloudy condi-tions on the Legends course for the Eagle women on Saturday morning. Bea Serra and Fabys Barreto-Guzman led the way for the Blue and Gold in the first round of play, both shooting 76. Serra and Guzman, who are tied for second on the leaderboard, both fired a 38 on the front and back nine.

Pia Jenko, tied for 11th, was the next low scorer for the Eagle women. Jenko

shot 42 on the front nine, but finished with a three-over par 39 on the back to finish with a 81.

Connie Pitenis finished two strokes back of Jenko with a 83 on the first day of play. The junior from Daytona Beach finished tied for 16th on the leaderboard.

Heather Wiquist and Charlotte Orren also competed for the Eagles at the tourna-ment. Wiquist shot 91 and is tied for 36th, while Orren shot 87 and is tied for 29th.

Seminole State College leads the eight-team tournament with a low team score of 308. NCAA I Bethune-Cookman (314) is second, Northwood (328) is fourth and University of Cumberlands (338) rounds out the top five. ANTOINE DAUGNY/AVION

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On April 15, 1912 the RMS Titanic collided with an iceberg in the North Atlantic and sank taking with it 1,514 lives due to a shortage of lifeboats, which is outrageous; what’s even more outra-geous, on April 4, 2012 to celebrated the centenary of the tragedy, and make more money from it, James Cameron released a 3D version of his film. The new release of Titanic follows a recent trend in Hollywood to convert old mov-ies into 3D and release them to theatres to make people pay to see them again.

The only change to the film was brought about by noted astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. Neil DeGrasse Tyson publically humiliated James Cameron after pointing out that the view of the night sky as the Titanic sank was completely erroneous. Neil deGrasse Tyson sent a corrected view of the night sky of April 15, 1912 over the North Atlantic because James Cameron can’t do anything that doesn’t have to do with

blue breasts and ponytail genitals.Watching the film in 3D, it was dis-

appointing that more things were not changed other than the clearly inaccurate view of the night sky. Watching Titanic again I fully expected someone to gar-rote the old woman with the Heart of the Ocean for tossing into the North Atlantic the first time or for Leonardo DiCaprio to a at least consider “maybe I shouldn’t die for some girl I met two days ago”. The fact that she carelessly throws the pensions, jobs, dreams and inheritance of everyone who flew her out to that boat to the depths of the Atlantic, is as outra-geous as celebrating 1,514 deaths.

The new 3D effects of Titanic brought out some parts of the film, making them rounder and fuller. Although the 3D effects added some depth to the fore-ground, the movie remained unchanged. The 3D effects of Titanic increased the experience by immersing audience into the film as if they were actually there as the affair happened.

Although the film remained unchanged it still has av rating of 4 airplanes out of 5. If you want to see a fuller version of Titanic that pops out of the screen then watch Titanic 3D in theatres.

If you head down ISB towards beach side and take a left on Beach St., on the corner of Beach St. and Bay St. you will find one of the few good frozen yogurt places around. After making a U-turn and finding a parking spot on Beach St. you’ll see why Rhokkoh’s Frozen Yogurt is quickly on the rise in Daytona Beach.

After walking in and getting over the décor, we grab a waffle bowl from the counter and look over the strange yet appetizing flavors of yogurt available, like white chocolate mousse or wild strawberry. When we’re done mixing our own blend of frozen yogurt flavors, we walk over to the counter where we select toppings from the unique topping bar, which seems to have every topping imag-inable, until finally our bowl of yogurt is weighed and we pay.

Rhokkoh’s has many places from which to enjoy a selection of frozen yogurt, from glowing booths inside to tables outside where you can enjoy both the night and a frozen yogurt treat; we choose to sit down at a small table inside to eat our yogurt while we wait for the staff to make our hot tea and hot choco-late and bring it out to us.

Unlike most places that offer frozen yogurt, Rhokkoh’s has excellent frozen yogurt which tastes like it should, unlike some ice cream being passed off as frozen yogurt. The yogurt has a natural, healthier taste with some tartness that gives it the genuine taste of delicious frozen yogurt made properly with no traces of the overly sweet and rich taste of ice cream being sold as “frozen yogurt”. The fruit toppings taste fresh and are flavorful, but be cautious of the rest because occasion-ally a stale topping may show up.

The friendly staff at Rhokkoh’s brings out our beverages after we’ve devoured our sweet and fruity treat. The tea is excel-lently brewed to the point that it needs no alteration; however, the hot chocolate was watery and tasteless with clumps of chocolate. Despite the bad hot chocolate, the tea made up for the lack in flavor.

The fantastic genuine frozen yogurt available, the unique topping bar, the friendly staff, and the ambiance all work together to give Rhokkoh’s Frozen Yogurt

a 5 airplane rating across the board. The many flavors of frozen yogurt at Rhokkoh’s open the way for an array of delicious combinations which may be complimented by certain toppings make Rhokkoh’s an ideal setting to bring a date, just remember to bring your own wetnaps. Rhokkoh’s Frozen Yogurt is not like any regular frozen yogurt shop, with its twelve flavors of self-serve frozen yogurt and unique topping bar, Rhokkoh’s definitely has its own unique flavor.

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American Reunion is the fourth install-ment of the American Pie series where everyone makes it back for the thirteenth high school reunion. The film is the clos-est sequel in the franchise to the original,

bringing with it the same style that made the original American Pie a sensation.

Everyone from the original cast makes at least a cameo appearance in the new film. Everyone from the “Stifmeister” to the MILF Guys who enlightened a generation, even “Oz” and Nadia made an appearance in the film. The entire cast takes you back as you see how everyone has changed and their characters have gone on.

Some new faces in American Reunion made appearances in the new film which were worth noting. Ali Cobrin, who

played Kara in the film, took a lead role as one of the people the cast used to know before they left to go start their lives. Cobrin’s well-endowed act-ing skills captured the audience’s full attention in the film as Kara who was the main source of conflict as the cast prepared for the reunion.

This latest installment of the American Pie series brought to the screen the same style of movie as the original. After thirteen years the franchise managed to be funny without using the same jokes to death in order to get

a cheap laugh; instead the film used the same style of comedy while covering the thir-teen year timespan. The film’s comedy was brought up to date and although you couldn’t have this film without referencing the previ-ous ones, it reminds you of why they were funny back then.

The same comedy style, Ali Cobrin’s appearance in the film, and the full returning cast earned American Reunion 4 airplanes out of 5 and make the movie worth watching. If you’re feeling nostalgic for days without cellphones and Facebook go reminisce by watching American Reunion to get some closure and hopefully close the final chapter of the American Pie series

After four years of delays Eddie Murphy’s A Thousand Words has finally come to the-atres, but despite the delay, A Thousand words is hardly worth the wait. Eddie Murphy stars as Jack McCall in a role filmed three years ago where in order to keep his life he cannot say any words.

Eddie Murphy in a role in which he doesn’t talk is like a pilot in a plane he doesn’t fly. Eddie Murphy’s medium is speech; Murphy’s stardom is due to his jokes and hilarity, which are conveyed through his voice. In A Thousand Words, Murphy’s silent acting and jokes did no justice to his comedic ability; despite the enthusiasm which he brings to his roles, including this three year old performance, with his hands were tied behind his back there was no way for Murphy to overcome the obvious flaw in this film.

Despite Murphy’s acting the age of this project and the plot made this film long and

condescending. The plot of A Thousand Words was obvious and predictable, cut-ting out the mystery of what would happen in the next scene or how Murphy would overcome this problem. As the movie went on and Murphy kept making bad speech-less jokes the plot sagged and the jokes got worse. Although occasionally Murphy would make a good joke the plot of the film was still slow.

Silencing Eddie Murphy was a huge mis-take, taking away his most valued asset in the movie left a hindered actor and comedian as the lead role in the film. The silent jokes and conceited sluggish plotline earned A Thousand Words 2 stars out of 5. A Thousand Words is not one of Eddie Murphy’s classic roles where his comedy and stand up left the entire audience laughing in tears; if you’re looking for a good comedy then skip the the-atre and rent one of Murphy’s older classics like Beverly Hills Cop.

Wrath of the Titans is the sequel to the 2010 remake of the 1981 film Clash of the Titans about the hero Perseus and his trials. Although the original movie that sparked the franchise has become a classic none that

have followed it have been able to hold a candle to it.

Sam Worthington reprised his role as Perseus son of Zeus, whose role is reprised by Liam Neeson in the latest installment of the Titans franchise. Worthington and Neeson both projected the onscreen pres-ence that a Hero and a God should, using this to complement each other in scenes where more than just swords and fire were required. Though Worthington has proven that he is a good actor and can bring about a presence to a role, Wrath of the Titans tried to make too much use of this for what was clearly an action role.

Although Wrath of the Titans was littered with 3D mythical monsters and figures brought to life the movie never stopped to take it all in. Whenever a fight scene would develop the fight would ensue in a manner just slow enough so the fact that it was in 3D would show, but not enough for the actual 3D effects to be observed. The misuse of 3D effects in Wrath of the Titans Led to incoherent fight scenes jumping all over the screen and 3D effects without enough detail

to fully show the creatures to the audience and make them stand out. Instead of full detailed Titans fighting Perseus, Wrath of the Titans featured generic 3D Blurs across the killing Greeks.

Although Neeson and Worthington both commanded the audience’s attention, the use of 3D effects was so mediocre, that without

the satisfaction of watching Greeks dying, getting cut down and skewered, Wrath of the Titans would not have gotten 3 out of 5 airplanes. If you are a fan of the original stop motion 1981 Clash of the Titans, never watch this movie; however if you are just interested in watching some Greeks get slain, then enjoy.

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ACROSS1 “The Thief of Bagdad” extras6 Explode11 Twin- ___ engine14 Ambulance worker15 “Pineapple Island”16 Fish tale, essentially17 They’re often used at parties19 Lyric poem20 Type of time-out21 Admission requirements, perhaps22 Launching-pad force24 “High Hopes” philosophy27 Follow, as advice28 Withdraw (with “out”)29 Things producing effects33 Dots on a state map36 Genesis grandchild37 “In ___ of flowers …”38 Agcy. That polices polluters39 Slightly inclined40 Bert Bobbsey’s twin sister41 ___ the Great (detective of kid’s

books)43 Artist’s inspiration44 Tillers of the soil46 Next-to-the-highest angels48 Gehrig the baseball legend49 Eastern royal50 Easily startled55 Bra insert57 Global finance org.58 1986 General Electric acquisition59 “Mind Medicine” author Geller60 Endangered Asian cat64 Adult elver65 Atlantic, for one66 Full of a certain grain

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imagination25 Suffix with “restrict”26 Unified views?30 Barbershop emblem31 What a handkerchief may wipe

away32 Tans33 Apartment number, maybe34 Brightly colored fish35 Pond plant36 Case for needles and pins39 Atmosphere, as in a restaurant42 Big Band and Gaslight44 Cruel practical joke45 Away for the day47 Acapella groups sing in it48 “You put the ___ in the

coconut …”51 Hot spots for pots52 About to blow53 Landslide detritus54 “I ___ thought about it”55 Add ___ to the fire56 “These ___ few of my favorite

things”61 “___ the ramparts …”62 A big spender may flash one63 “Shake!” offering

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