UP13_19

University Press

First issue is free; each additional copy is 50 cents and available in the UP newsroom.

February 7, 2012Vol. 13 Issue 19

Florida Atlantic University’s finest news source

upressonline.com

Students in favor of Mitt Romney after Florida College Republicans hold a straw poll for its primary.

The College of Medicine’s inaugural class of 64 is the

smallest in Florida.

Why running back Alfed Morris is working out 12 hours every day

until the NFL Draft.PG. 11 PG. 12 PG. 18

Mike Jarvis on his contract

read More on PG. 20

STEWINGSTEWING“IF YOU GO BACK AND LOOK AT THE COMMENTS MADE BY CERTAIN PEOPLE, THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DONE A LONG TIME AGO.”

2 Feb. 7, 2012 upressonline.com

3Feb. 7. 2012upressonline.com

777 Glades RoadStudent Union, Room 214

Boca Raton, FL 33431561.297.2960

WANT TO JOIN THE UP?email [email protected]

Staff meetings every Friday, 2 p.m. in the Student Union, Room 214

WANT TO PLACE AN AD?Contact Marc Litt

[email protected]

PUBLISHERFAU Student Government

The opinions expressed by the UP are not necessarily those of the student body,

Student Government or FAU.

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Mariam Aldhahi

MANAGING EDITOR Ryan Cortes

ART DIRECTORPhaedra Blaize

WEB EDITORAndrew Alvino

BUSINESS MANAGERMichae Henry

COPY DESK CHIEF Michael Chandeck

NEWS EDITOR Regina Kaza

CRIME EDITOR Monica Ruiz

FEATURES EDITORCarolina Fernandez

PHOTO EDITOR Charles Pratt

SPORTS EDITORRolando Rosa

SENIOR EDITORSRachel ChapnickGideon Grudo

SENIOR REPORTERSKarla BowsherSergio Candido

SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHERChristine Capozziello

REPORTERJordan Robrish

STAFF DESIGNERElena Medina

COPY EDITORJessica Cohn-KleinbergCONTRIBUTORS

Dylan Bouscher, Jessica Calaway, Melissa Landolfa, Chase Kennedy, Wadreama King,

Alejandra Parada, Amanda Rubio ADVISERS

Michael KoretzKy

Dan Sweeney

COVERPhoto by Melissa Landolfa

www.upressonline.com

February 7, 2012

FeaturesNews SportsThe Office of Multicultural Affairs kicked off Black History Month in the Traditions Plaza, in front of the bookstore, on Feb. 1. Seven events are planned for the next couple of weeks on the Boca campus, including a performance in honor of Louis Armstrong. To see a full list of all the Black History month events happening at FAU, go to upressonline.com.

Madeleine Albright, the first female U.S. Secretary of State, is coming to speak about “economy and security in the 21st century” on Feb. 15. The event will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 3:30 p.m. in the Kaye Auditorium on Boca campus. It’s free for students. Be sure to catch the UP’s coverage at upressonline.com.

The baseball team held its first practice on Jan. 27 in preparation for the 2012 season. The Owls won 32 games in 2011, and the squad returns three starting pitchers and two position players from last year’s squad. For an in-depth take on the 2012 FAU baseball season, check out the UP Feb. 14 issue.

At the Brother Micah speech on Jan. 31 Tanzilla Jahhan, a junior political science major, was called a terrorist because she is a Muslim. She reacted by saying “This is basically an animal in a petting zoo, what he’s preaching is unture.” Jahhan also said “If you’re going to preach be educated first.” For more on this go to upressonline.com. Photo by Charles Pratt

News Briefs

Police BlotterJan.12, 2012Location: Dumpster by the Memory and Wellness Center

FAU police stopped a red KIA leaving a dumpster area after the driver failed to stop at a stop sign. When the officer pulled the car over and had the driver roll down the window, a cloud of marijuana smoke came out. In plain view there was a glass pipe, and a grinder in the glove box. In the car, three resident students admitted to smoking marijuana by the dumpster and they were all arrested.

All information is taken from the police reports provided by FAUPD. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Jan. 13, 2012 Location: Indian River Street by parking lot 23

FAU police received a tip about a possible drinking situation after a witness saw a black Nissan throw a beer case out of the car window. Seconds later police stopped the car for questioning. None of the passengers admitted to drinking or throwing anything out of the car, but when police asked the student in the rear seat to get out, an empty beer can fell out. Immediately he fessed up and said the beer belonged to him and that he’s only 18 years old. He was given a dean’s referral.


Breaking groundNew student housing is approved to be built a mile from campus

By Regina [email protected]

Next year, students will be able to live in new, off-campus housing, but FAU thinks it isn’t necessary.

The project, called University Park, is set to open in 2013, but it might be ready even earlier than that. The Boca City Council approved a $35 million student housing project on Jan. 24 and FAU opposed the proposal. The proposed location is at 135 NW 20th St., between 20th St. and N Dixie Hwy, according to FAU architect and vice president of facilities, Tom Donaudy. University Park will be built a mile from the Boca campus, and is set to open around the same time as FAU’s 600-bedroom on-campus dorms. The off campus project will have four floors, resort style amenities, fully furnished private rooms, and a 24-hour staff for students.

“We don’t have that high of a need for it right now,”

Donaudy said about off-campus housing. “What they’re proposing to build is very similar to what we’re building.”

During a Board of Trustees meeting last December, a 600-bedroom dorm was proposed on the south side of campus and the building should be up and running by 2013. University Park was approved a month later by the city council with a vote of 4-1.

“These students are going to live someplace; when [on-campus housing] fills up,” Boca Mayor Susan Whelchel, told the Sun-Sentinel. “Sooner or later we’ll have to build student housing.”

Originally proposed in October 2010, as a 731-bedroom facility, the project’s developer, Addison LLC, had to lower the amount of bedrooms to 600 before getting approval to build on land that was originally reserved for businesses. Addison LLC also built the Addison Park apartments on 20th street.

FAU was against both the proposed project, and the zoning ordinance, which changed the business property

to a residential lot. “On this particular issue we didn’t have complete alignment with the city council and how they voted,” Donaudy said.

Michael Marshall, a land use attorney who represents Addison LLC, describes the complex as a gated community with 24-hour security. You’ll also need a key card to get inside each apartment

building and suite. The complex will have furnished bedrooms and bathrooms and laundry appliances. Students will be able to choose from two, three or four bedroom and bathroom floor plans, with each private space being around 190 to 200 square feet.

Students’ lease will include their rent, and utilities such as water and electricity. The development will include a resort style pool, work out rooms, game rooms, lounge areas, study rooms and a convenience store for residents. “Maybe have some sort of little cafe to serve the local population,” Marshall said. “Also a shop for day to day items like toiletries, soft drinks, some of the things you would see in a store in the resort.

Each resident will have their own parking space and temporary loading spaces, but no additional guest parking will be available, according to Marshall. “It isn’t a place where you want to have a lot of non-residents,” he said. “If you provide a lot of guest parking you get a lot of guests.”

He doesn’t expect parking to be a problem like it is on campus. “That experience of looking for a place on campus, you won’t have that problem here,” Marshall said. There will be 100-115 spaces for bicycles, and students can walk to campus from the apartments or take a shuttle. “We have a proposed route that we presented to the city that provides stops at FAU and PBSC,” Marshall said.

University Park is set to open in 2013, but Marshall is hopeful it’ll be open sooner. “I know the client would like to be leasing for the fall semester 2012,” he said. “It’s a little ambitious but right now we’re shooting for that. It depends on how quickly construction goes, I can’t guarantee it but that’s the goal.”

You’ll need a key card to get into the rooms, which come with furniture and laundry appliances included.

News

University Park will include a resort-style pool, gated entrance, gym, and study lounges a mile from the Boca campus. Renderings Courtesy of Michael Marshall at Siemon & Larsen


The University Press

is looking for

Stop by Room 214 in the Boca campus Student Union, or

email [email protected] to find out how you can help out.

DESIGNERSPHOTOGRAPHERS

WRITERSCOPY EDITORS

WEB HELP


Find us on Facebook and Twitter: Tutti Frutti of East Boca

OPEN MIC7pm - Close

www.GotHotDeals.comPHONE: 954-657-3531Examples: 75% off at Muddy Waters Sports Bar, 93% off on Paintball, 83% off comedy tix & golf. Employment & Fundraising available.

GotH tDeals“EVERYBODY WINS”

FAU Students: 50% - 90% OFFon food, bars, spas, fun, travel, golf, ect.


Student Government

Elections02 . 21. 2012

Learn more about the candidates

University Press

covered by


Early Bird Specials

8:00 am to 10:00 am

WE HONOR MOST COMPETITOR’S COUPONS

$4.00 Exterior Wash

$7.95 Full Service

Wash

DELUXE WASH

Full Service Wash, Tri-Foam Conditioner, Clear Coat

Sealant, Undercarriage Wash, Wheel Brite, Air Freshener

Reg. $17.95

Not Valid With Any Other Offers

$13.95

WORKS or WORKS

PLUS WASHES

$5.00 OFF Not Valid With Any Other Offers

EXPRESSWAX

$34.95 Value

$24.95Not Valid With Any Other Offers

WAS H E S start ing at $4.00

WE OFFER 48 HOUR CLEAN CAR GUARANTEE!

SHOW YOUR FAU STUDENT OR FACULTY ID & GET OFF

ANY PACKAGE WASH$3.00

Not Valid With Any Other OffersCAR WASHM

IRACLE

OPEN MONDAY - SATURDAY 7:30 am to 6:00 pm SUNDAY 8:00 am to 5:00 pm1400 N Federal Hwy - Boca Raton

Just North of Glades Rd 561-417-7224

BECOME AN

Egg Donor

Earn up to $10,000 in 6-8 weeks

Help pay your tuition cost while giving the gift of life to a childless couple.

Donation of your eggs will help a couple have a baby

Boca Fertility

• DOES NOT EFFECT FUTURE FERTILITY• MUST BE BETWEEN THE AGES OF

19-30 YEARS OLD.• BE IN GOOD HEALTH/ DRUG FREE• FREE FEMALE HEALTH EXAMS

www.BocaFertility.com/Become_DonorCall TODAY! 561-361-8980 Convenient Location Near Campus

875 Meadows Rd. Suite 334 Boca Raton (In the Belle Terre Plaza)Ask for Amy


In an auto accident? Injured?Neck or back pain? Need help?

CALL NOW FOR A FREE CONSULTATIONLocal 561-367-3256 Toll Free 888-948-2144

You may be entitled to $10,000 in medical benefits and lost wages if you were in a car accident. Best of all, my services are free if you don’t recover any money.

No recovery, No fees or costs.

FLORIDA P.I.P LAW FIRM, P.A.

• Personal Injury • Auto & Motorcycle Accidents• Injured Passengers • Bicycle and Pedestrian Accidents• Slip and Falls • Supermarket, Retail &

Parking lot Injuries

Abraham S. Ovadia, Esquire

ATTORNEY ABRAHAM OVADIA is an FAU Grad and was admitted to the Florida Bar

in 2009 and has already handled over two thousand insurance claims.

LOCAL 561.367.3256 • TOLL FREE 888.948.2144 • www.floridapiplawfirm.com2263 NW Boca Raton Blvd Suite 103, Boca Raton 33431 (next to FAU)

Get a Resume and The [email protected]

888-410-0574

iresumebiz.com


Fighting for FAU

Political clubs on campus are motivating students to vote, but want them to know more about the canditates before they choose

After Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s victory in the college straw poll, the political groups on campus are getting more

involved in the national election – other students are not.

Romney came in with almost 50 percent of the votes at the Florida Federation of College Republicans’ (FFCR) Spring Quarterly Meeting. FAU sent two students to Tallahassee to vote in the college straw poll on Jan. 29. FAU College Republicans’ vice president, Jon Taylor and FAUCR member Eliezer Olea, went to represent the school in Tallahassee. Meanwhile, FAU College Democrats are focusing on getting students to vote by spreading the word to register, but many students don’t even know who’s running in the election, according to FAUCD member, Chris Lazare.

FAU could bring as many people as they wanted to the state wide meeting, but only two could vote in the poll. Taylor voted as the FFCR treasurer. “I went because as the treasurer of the state it is important that I go,” he said. “And I brought Eliezer Olea because I think it’s important for FAU to be represented state wide.”

Taylor mentioned he voted for Romney for multiple reasons. “Jobs, jobs, jobs! And the other candidates do not have the professional experience,” Taylor said. “He majored in finance which shows he knows economics and business on a deep level.”

FAUCD president, Boris Bastidas disagreed. “The more candidates the easier it is for Romney to win,” Bastidas said. “But there are still a lot of people undecided, and I think that the Republican party has pushed more to the right, now that Obama has become president.”

Other College Republican chapters like Eckerd, UCF, UF, USF, UWF and UM also attended the meeting. Olea said, “A lot of schools were there from Florida, if we are part of the federation it is good for someone to represent FAU at these type of events”.

Even though the FFCR has grown from 30 members to 300 members within one year, the Republican party still isn’t very popular on college campuses, according to Taylor. Bastidas said the vast majority of students are Democrats. “For every 10 students 5 or 6 are on the more liberal democratic side.”

Bastidas and other FAUCD members have been going to clubs and registering voters on campus, but they are more focused on setting up tables in the breezeway on Wednesdays. Bastidas does not make a big deal about Republicans registering to vote. He said, “It’s part of the process, and I strongly encourage students to vote no matter which party they will be voting for.”

Romney’s win however, didn’t seem to influence FAU students, according to FAUCD member, Chris Lazare. “Most students being asked to register to vote don’t even have a clue who is running,” he said.

As the Presidential election creeps closer, FAU political clubs encourage students to vote, but would like for students to research both sides of each party before deciding. “The kids who pay attention to politics might actually care, so as far as not caring, I think they don’t care because they don’t know,” Lazarre said.

When it comes down to who wins in November, Taylor believes the Republicans’ main goal is to win back the white house, while FFCR’s main goal is making sure colleges get as much republican representation as possible. “If it is Romney, if it’s Ron Paul, if its Albert the Muppet, we are going to vote for him, anybody but Obama.”

By Alejandra [email protected] Jan. 31

Florida Republican primary results

Mitt Romney 47.62 percent

Ron Paul 23.81 percent

Rick Santorum 14.29 percent

Newt Gingrich 9.52 percent

What is it?

Jan. 29

FFCR Straw Poll results

Mitt Romney 46.4 percent

Newt Gingrich31.9 Percent

Rick Santorum13.3 percent

Ron Paul7 percent

The straw polls are unofficial votes taken to find out people’s opinions on the running Republican candidates.

News

FAU College Republican Eliezer Olea (left), and FAUCR Vice President Jon Taylor (right) went to Tallahassee and voted in the college straw poll that Mitt Romney won. Photo by Charles Pratt


Five-year-old Susie Sennhauser didn’t know that her desire to fly would earn her a trip to the emergency room. She also didn’t imagine that it would lead her to want to

become a doctor.She fell off the roof of her house during one of her

fearless endeavors, and what followed was one of many visits to the doctor.

“By the time I realized I couldn’t grow up to be a butterfly, I decided the next best thing is be a doctor,” Sennhauser said. “Ever since then, I haven’t wavered on that desire.”

Sennhauser is now one of the 64 students in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine’s inaugural class. That relatively small number –– although class sizes vary across schools –– is what attracted many of the med school’s students.

“[In] a lot of places, you’re one of a [big] number –– here you’re one of 64,” Sennhauser said. “The kind of attention we receive from the faculty and the administration is just unparalleled.”

Recently, President Mary Jane Saunders announced that the College of Medicine received

Students at the new College of Medic ine grow close, and f ind value in small class size

famIly

medic ineof

more than 3,000 applicants. But according to Director of Communications Gisele Galoustian, the class size is expected to remain at 64 until 2016, for a total of 256 students at full enrollment.

Sara Teichholtz, who came from Wellesley College in Boston, said the small class size –– “and the amazing weather” –– were factors when considering FAU. And though tuition is higher for an out-of-state student ($54,500 for out-of-state and $24,500 for in-state, according to Galoustian), she doesn’t regret the decision. For her, the medical education is enhanced

by the bond she’s created with her class, professors and administrators.

“Our class has bonded really well,” Teichholtz said. “I’ve made great friends here. Everyone’s really close, and everyone is just so nice.”

For others, it was the allure of being a part of the inaugural class.

“For me, it’s the ability to build traditions. We’re starting things,” student, Saima Siddiqi said. “There’s nothing to fall into; you’re making it happen.”

Siddiqi applied to several schools and even interviewed at a few of them, but her ultimate choice was between George Washington University and FAU.

“GW is 180 students per class, and when I went there I didn’t really connect to it,” she said. “People say when you go to med school, you just kind of know.” She admits, though, that FAU was more affordable (GW’s tuition costs $48,687, according to a report by U.S. News).

On a daily basis, students go through what most average first-year med students go through: they attend lectures, work in groups to solve problems, and spend much of the remaining hours of the day studying. It’s a process most in school would be familiar with, but some students said

Originally, FAU’s College of Medicine was a regional campus for the University of MIami’s School of Medicine. Photos by Charles Pratt

B y C a r o l i n a F e r n a n d e z

Features

13upressonline.com Feb. 7. 2012

that what makes their field so challenging is the overwhelming amount of new information they must learn and absorb everyday.

Dr. Gary Rose, one of the associate professors at the school, admitted that “being a medical student anywhere is hard.” But to give it a little more perspective, Dr. Rose recalled the way one of his students described just how hard it is.

“‘Up until you get to medical school, learning is like drinking from a water fountain,’” one of his students explained to him. “‘Once you get into medical school, learning is like drinking from a fire hydrant.’”

But information overload isn’t the only part of these students’ education. To add to their responsibilities, the students practice treating actual patients, and participate in community

outreach programs (like their first upcoming health fair, where they treat uninsured or under-insured people in the local community for free).

They get to learn in hands-on ways, which, according to Senior Associate Dean Dr. Stuart Markowitz, is one of the benefits of FAU’s medical program. The students’ curriculum, from day one, is heavily patient-focused. That is, the students work with their assigned physician preceptors — practicing doctors who teach and mentor them — and experience what it’s like to treat patients.

“The students from day one are working clinically,” Dr. Rose said. “They see patients, learn how to do a physical exam, create a plan of action, and they follow these patients throughout all four years.”

(Above and left) Susie Sennhauser, 23, and her classmate cram in their study room –– something they do for hours everyday when they’re not in class or practicing on patients. “We literally live here,” she said. “I have snacks and so many pairs of shoes. I even have emergency make-up in here.”

How much does it cost?

Florida atlantic University college oF MedicineIn-state: $24,500Out-of-state: $54,500*Source: FAU Director of Communications, Gisele Galoustian

Florida state University college oF MedicineIn-state: $ 23,042 Out-of-state: $68,619*Source: FSU med school website

Florida international University college oF MedicineIn-state: $61,944Out-of-state: $93,400*Source: FIU med school website

University oF MiaMi Miller school oF MedicineIn-state: $31,010Out-of-state: $39,337*Source: UM med school website

University oF central Florida college oF MedicineIn-state: $25,000Out-of-state: $53,000*Source: UCF med school website

Back in 2010, Florida won $700 million in President Obama’s Race to the Top program to reform public education.

Then, last December, an assistant professor in the College of Education got a $3.5 million grant to launch his program to improve the quality of school principals –– quickly.

Dr. Daniel Reyes-Guerra in the Department of Educational Leadership and Research Methodology created a program called “P.R.O.P.E.L.,” which stands for Principal Rapid Orientation and Preparation in Educational Leadership. It’s designed to train 30 teachers at a time to lead schools that are lowest in performance, and highest in need of principals, according to Dr. Reyes-Guerra.

The first group of trainees started classes in Dr. Reyes-Guerra’s program last Saturday, Jan. 28; less than a month after the grant money was given. They’re taking courses in critical urban educational leadership, school governance, instructional leadership and action research.

Dr. Reyes-Guerra partnered up with Director of Leadership Development, Dr. Sharon Moffitt, of Broward County Public Schools, to create P.R.O.P.E.L. The program will also give these teachers a master’s degree in educational leadership ahead of the normal two years it takes to earn one.

The pair then asked principals to nominate teachers who were qualified to be “turn-around principals,” who are principals that can make tough decisions when schools need drastic changes, as Dr. Reyes-Guerra defined it.

Nominating the teachers instead of letting them select themselves is “a huge, significant change in how things are done in the education process,” he said. He explained that teachers used to “self-identify” themselves as worthy of

the position.Of the original 70, only 44 teachers were

left after an information session on Jan. 5. In the session, Dr. Reyes-Guerra explained that participants would have to sacrifice their Saturdays for the next year and a half. He said this caused many of the teachers to turn away from the commitment.

After submitting their transcripts, an essay, taking a standardized test, and sitting through a 20-minute interview, 44 went down to 30. This became the first group of trainees.

These 30 teachers will become students in the program, taking 18 courses in a year and a half. The first group of teachers should be ready to be assistant principals with master’s degrees in educational leadership by June 2013. The second group is expected to be trained by June 2014.

The $3.5 million will only be enough funding for the first two groups of 30 teachers. When the grant money runs out, Dr. Reyes-Guerra will have two options if he wants to continue the program. He could either win research grants to study the outcome of the first two groups, or start charging new groups for the training.

“Right now if you want to become an administrator, you have to pay for your own master’s degree,” he said. “These people are really lucky that we’re paying for it. Going forward, new groups might have to pay for it.”

Dr. Reyes-Guerra hopes to improve student learning, and create a new model for school leadership development with P.R.O.P.E.L.

“In the end, all of this comes down to creating democratic citizens. Public education has been under fire too long and it’s time we demonstrate we are doing a good job, and hopefully this program will do that.”

Feb. 7, 2012 upressonline.com

PropelA professor in the College of Education wins a $3.5 million grant to improve public educationBy Dylan [email protected]

News

Florida won $700 million in President Obama’s Race to the Top program in 2010

FAU Professor Daniel Reyes-Guerra won a $3.5 million grant in Dec. 2011 for his program

60 new teachers will be trained to be principals in Dr. Reyes-Guerra’s program

The first 30 teachers are already training

DID YOU KNOW?

14

to the top


Bicycle cluB

1, 2 and 3 bedroom units available for immediate rental

Visit the Rental Office (Mon-Fri 9-5 • Sat 10-4 • Sun 12-4):

1908 NW 4 Ave. Rental office Ste 112Just around corner from campus

561-368-5555954-421-1002

www.BocaApts.com

Apartments Available for Roommates

Starting at $525/Student!

& Other Adjacent Rental Communities*

*Vista Townhomes, Casa Del Rio, Oaks of Boca, and more...

• • • • • • WALK TO FAU! • • • • • • 100 APARTMENTS WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE TO FAU.

ALL OWNED & OPERATED BY FAU ALUMNI! C A L L T O D AY !

FREE Wi-Fi • FREE CABLE TV FREE Water • Pool


$23.95 $5.95 (With Owl ID)

Pizzas, Subs, Salad with your owl card.

Monday-Friday 11am-2pm

LUNCH BUFFET $8.95

$1 FOR 2 LITER SODA (add on only) OR $1 FOR 6 GARLIC ROLLS (add on only)

Large Cheese Pizza

PLUS

(TAKE OUT AND DELIVERY ONLY. Must show Owl ID)

Choose from: Chicken Parm, Eggplant Parm, Lasagna, Ravioli, Stuffed Shells, Baked Ziti, Manicoti, Spinach manicoti, Spaghetti Marinara or House sauce

4 Entrees (ala carte)

Any combination. (TAKE OUT AND DELIVERY ONLY. Must show Owl ID)

FAU STUDENT SPECIALSAugy’s is located halfway between 20th

and Glades, on 2nd, on the W side

NW 20th Street

Glades Road

NW

2nd Ave

Augy’s

FAU


5050 Town Center CircleLocated in The Shops at Boca Center

Across from Rocco’s Taco’s(561) 544-8000

www.TheEnglishTap.com

Lasses' NightTuesdays and Thursdaysfrom 10pm - CloseLadies Drink FREEFor Guys $5.00 Pitchers$5.00 Margaritas

Friday College Night$5 Pitchers (Heineken/Amstel Light)$5 Pinnacle Martinis$5 Margaritaville MargaritasAnd Great Food!

Happy Hour 4pm-7pm Daily1/2 Priced Drinks$4.95 Appetizers

ENGLISH TAP & BEER GARDEN INSISTS YOU DRINK RESPONSIBLY

FREE DRINKS for FAU StudentsOFFICIAL SPONSOR of FAU SPORTS

$5.50 Lunch Combo Specials 805 North Federal Hwy.Hours: Mon-Fri 10:30am-5pm Sat 11am-3pm


Everyday I’m hustlin’

By Rolando Rosa

He wakes up at 6 a.m. everyday to workout, for twelve hours. These grueling sessions consist of weight lifting,

cardio, communication training, mental and visual training, as well as on the field drills. Some days often include no breaks.

This is running back Alfred Morris’ daily schedule as he prepares for the NFL Draft in April. Morris, FAU’s all-time leading rusher, is training for the NFL combine at the IMG Madden Football Academy in Bradenton, Fla.

“I’m just getting ready for the combine,” he said. “All the hard work I put in at the pee-wee level, the high school level, the college level. Just, wanting all my hard work to pay off. The biggest interview I’ll ever be in is in the combine.”

Those at FAU are certain Morris will have a seamless transition to the professional level because of his attention to detail.

“His attitude and mentality has always been to work hard. That’s kind of what set him apart from other guys is that he out worked them,” assistant coach Jared Allen said. “He wouldn’t be where he is now if he hadn’t worked so hard.”

At the academy, Morris has a diet plan set out for him, something he’s excited about.

“I always wanted to eat a lot healthier,” Morris said. “Especially after performing at your highest level — nutrition becomes key. It won’t be a temporary change, but a lifestyle change for us [at the academy].”

Morris believes the program at the academy is the “full package,” and one that will help him become a successful pro.

“We put a lot in, but we get a lot out as well too,” Morris said. “It’s a lot of hard work, not just physically, but mentally as well.”

In addition to the academy, Morris participated in the East/West Shrine game and the Senior Bowl, venues where the FAU standout was able to showcase his talent.

Morris led all East rushers in the Shrine game with 32 yards on nine carries. In the Senior Bowl, he played out of position as a fullback, but was praised after the game by a Super Bowl champion coach.

“I was able to show that I’m versatile, and I can play more than one position,” Morris said. “After the game, coach Shanahan (Washington Redskins’ head coach) flagged me down and told me I did a good job. So that was just icing on the cake.”

Listed at 5 feet 11 inches tall, 222 pounds, Morris will have to go against players bigger than himself. Not that it scares him.

“I don’t look at personal attributes [of others] like height, size and all that stuff,” Morris said. “I see us as the same. It’s me versus you. I’m going to bring my best. My objective is to win regardless. My mindset is that I’m up for the challenge. I’m definitely looking forward to it.”

In 2011, though, Morris and the Owls did not do a lot of winning. They won a total of one game. Coming off the worst season in the history of FAU football, Morris believes he learned a valuable lesson in the process, one he can carry with him not just in athletics, but in life.

“I definitely mainly learned perseverance,” he said. “Just overcoming obstacles. Adversity coming our way, game after game, loss after loss, but just overcoming that. Just put it in the back of your head, and getting ready for the next week, and just blocking out all the negativity from students around campus or even around the city.”

His former college head coach Howard Schnellenberger, who has Morris to thank for not retiring with a win-less season after Morris rushed for 1,186 yards this past

season, compared him to a former Miami Dolphins Hall-of-Famer that he coached after he ran for an FAU-record 198 yards on 38 carries in a victory over UAB.

“The only time I’ve seen what I saw out there tonight was when I was with the Dolphins, and I watched Larry Csonka run roughshod over all the defenders that tried to bring him down,” Schnellenberger said after the game.

When he reaches his goal, Morris would be accomplishing a feat never done before at FAU.

“To make it as a running back or full back is pretty big time,” Allen said. “Nobody’s done that at FAU at that position.”

The Owls have only had two players drafted to the NFL: Tennessee Titans quarterback Rusty Smith in 2010, and Arizona Cardinals tight end Rob Housler in 2011. For Morris, making it to the pros from FAU would make the milestone even sweeter.

“It would be good to join the ranks of the best Owls that got drafted from this university,” Morris said. “It would speak volumes about me as a player coming from a young program, but to still make it obviously to that level would mean a lot. Not just for me, but for FAU and for my family. It would prove that hard work pays off in the end.”

Morris has no preference of location as to where he would like to be selected. He leaves it in the hands of the decision makers.

“There’s 32 teams. I only need one to like me,” Morris said. “Whichever one that is, is exactly where I need to be.”

[email protected]

Alfred Morris, FAU’s all-time leading rusher, with 3,529 yards, would become the first drafted running back in school history. Photos courtesy of FAU Athletics

In preparation for the NFL Draft, running back Alfred Morris is on the grind

Sports


• T-Shirts• Posters• Incense & Oils• Candles• Pipes-Glass,

Water, Plastic, Wood, Hand-Blown, Pyrex

• Collectibles

• Jewelry• Oil Burners• Tapestries• Beaded Curtains• Swords & Knives• Adult Toys• Hookahs &

Accessories

M-F 11am-4pm • 5pm-8pmSAT 11am-8pmSun 12pm-4pm

www.BigDsDeadHeadShop.net

Dead Head and Gift Shop896A north Federal Hwy.

Pompano Beach, FL954.942.3351


Promised a new contract since last March, Mike Jarvis sits and waits

Stewing

By Rolando [email protected]

When a coach has led

his team to the most wins in school history the previous season, you would

think his future would be secure.Think again.With the 2011-2012 season over

halfway done, men’s basketball coach Mike Jarvis still does not have a contract extension. And, rightfully, he is confused about the lack of job security, especially when mentioning how long he’s expected a deal to be completed.

“It’s been a long time,” Jarvis said. “It was promised last March or April. If you go back and look at the comments made by certain people, this was supposed to be done a long time ago.”

Jarvis, a faithful man who takes his team to church on most Sundays, is unfazed in the midst of the uncertainty.

“God takes care of the birds and the bees and the animals that can’t go out and work for themselves,” Jarvis said. “So why should I worry?”

It is the program that should worry, though, if Jarvis becomes disrespected and elects to walk away. Jarvis, at the ripe age of 66, has a passion and zest for basketball that few his age — or any other — can match. And he shows no signs of calling it quits.

“I want to coach as long as I enjoy it,” he said. “I’m 66 going on, maybe, 44. My doctor tells me I might be the youngest 66-year-old guy he’s ever met.”

The football team was offended after Sports Illustrated predicted them to go 1-11, and then, they went 1-11. They also received a sparkling new $70

million, 30,000 seat stadium. Jarvis won the Sun Belt Conference last season, and is still cooped up in The Burrow, where the capacity is officially listed at 5,000, but is actually closer to 2,920, according to media relations. It’s because the athletics department does not sell the basketball program properly, so Jarvis has another idea to garner support.

“What I think they need to do first is to really get serious about promotions and marketing,” Jarvis said. “Hire a full time promotions and marketing person that will go out into the community and really bring this community totally together. This facility here should be full. We don’t promote and market our program. This place should be full every night.”

Jarvis has nurtured this program, taking it to heights it has never reached before. When he first arrived, The Burrow was a ghost town, with tumbleweeds blowing aimlessly through the wind. Now? It is a bustling, thriving metropolis.

“When we first came, we had no fan base,” his son and assistant coach, Mike Jarvis II said. “Like 500 fans or whatever were coming to the games. Now we’re having sellouts and good crowds. People are nervous when they come here to play. Before, there was no home court advantage. Now we have a great home court advantage.”

Jarvis is not just a coach to the players, but rather tries to motivate them to be quality people off the court too.

“He’s taught me tremendous lessons about being a man,” point guard Ray Taylor said. “That’s one of the great things about coach Jarvis. It’s not just basketball. I forget that life is more important than basketball. He teaches you that lesson even when you don’t want to take it. It’s like the medicine

you don’t want to take when you’re sick. He enjoys giving it to you. He enjoys building men of character.”

It is unlikely that a coach even half his age could reach FAU’s players in a similar fashion. If the situation required Jarvis to leave, some players would think long and hard about sticking around.

“I would definitely have to sit down with my father and kind of pray on it, and see what God wants for me,” freshman guard Omari Grier admitted. “One of the main reasons why I came here is because of coach Jarvis. I would just have to wait and see what my options are at the end of the year.”

And if Jarvis was let go, or elected not to return, there is the possibility that his son — Mike Jarvis II — could take over. It is a move that Grier endorses if the situation arises.

“He’s been under his father for quite some time,” Grier said. They pretty much have some of the same coaching styles. I feel like they both see me becoming a good player. They have some of the same ideas. I don’t feel that the coaching environment would be too different. I definitely would be comfortable playing for him.”

Jarvis may not yet know if he will be retained, but he expects the team, which is on a season-high three game winning streak, to be even better in the future. The team will only reach its full potential with Jarvis at the helm, though.

“God brought me to Boca and to FAU for a reason,” Jarvis said. “I know I still have a lot of work to do here. I hope to be here to do it. The best is yet to come.”

“Because we’re pretty good right now but we’re going to be really, really good starting next year.”

Don’t lose him.

“One of the main reasons

why I came here is because of

coach Jarvis. I would just have to wait and see

what my options are at the end of

the year.”-Omari Grier

Cover


Be on the ...

In February, randomly selected students will receive an invitation for an anonymous, online survey about student health behaviors. The results will help FAU in providing better students health services.

Questions? Call (561) 297-0153

LOOK “OWL-T”N C H A...for

theNational College Health Assessment


Florida Atlantic University

Sudoku 9x9 - Puzzle 4 of 5 - Hard

1 8 6

9 4 1 2

6 8

5 6 3

2 1 3 7

3 2 7

9 4

5 3 9 8

4 1 6www.sudoku-puzzles.net

Florida Atlantic University

Sudoku 9x9 - Puzzle 3 of 5 - Very Easy

8 5 4 2 7

2 9 6 7 3

5 4

7 5 1 3

3 4 8 2

6 8 1 7

6 8

3 7 1 9 2

1 8 3 6 5www.sudoku-puzzles.net

Easy Hard

For answers head to upressonline.com


Thinking about a career in Sport Management?

80% JOB REPLACEMENT RATERecent graduates have been hired by

organizations such as the Miami Dolphins, ESPN, ACC, Boston Bruins,

Florida Marlins and more!

NETWORKING ANDINTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Students are placed in internships thatwe find for them. More than half of FAU’s

students are placed in permanent, full timepositions before graduation day.

BUSINESS CONCENTRATIONTo fully comprehend the business of sports, general business courses are a necessity. FAU Faculty develops the complete well-rounded business executive with our AACSB-accredited MBA.

PRACTITIONER-ORIENTEDFACULTYFAU faculty are contemporarypractitioners in their field of expertise. Our faculty teach at night what theydo during the day.

Visit the program website to register atwww.fau.edu/mbasport or call 561.297.1115

FREE ON CAMPUS INFORMATION

SESSION #1:

FRIDAY, February 24, 20126:00 P.M. in BU 307

Advanced Registration is required

Email [email protected] for more information

FREE ON CAMPUS INFORMATION

SESSION #2:

SATURDAY, February 25, 201210:00 A.M. in BU 403

Advanced Registration is required

Email [email protected] for more information

UP13_19

Documents

Transcript of UP13_19