Wednesday, September 8 , 2010

Volume 9, Issue 2

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Are you ready for some football?

Art on the lawn

Our sports staff handicaps the pro season, which opens with one game Thursday and a full slate
Sunday. See their predictions.

See page 15

Dollar bargains
at Town Center
Local stores offer plenty of bang
for your buck when it comes to
common items.
See A&L on page 8

Adrianne McNally and Chelsea

Lyles trade basketball for
volleyball.
See SPORTS on page 16

Our actions are a reflection of the

university, whether we like it or
not.
See OPINION on page 12

Sorority shopping
really is a rush
The experience of recruitment is a
great way to start ones social and
service life.
See OPINION on page 13

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By Samantha League
News editor

Basketball girls
go volleyball

Students, were
being watched

Let that
creativity
flow for
24 hours

Students picked up brushes and painted freely on the library lawn Tuesday. The event was sponsored by Project DIY, an honors
service team and pending student organization. EN photo/Mike Ricci

To read more, see PAINTING on page 3

Set your iDevice free

Court says jailbreakings OK to Apples dismay

By Melissa Bell
Staff writer

n July 26, the U.S.

government made
jailbreaking your
iPhone legal after a court
fight with Apple. Jailbreaking the process
of breaking your iPhone,
iPad or iPod Touch free of
Apple restrictions may
seem to be complex and
stressful, but it doesnt
have to be.
This is a hack that
lets users access areas
of his or her device that
they are not supposed to
bypass or modify.
One thing that hacking lets you do is unlock
your cell phone for use
with another network.
Currently, AT&T is the
only network that has the
iPhone, so jailbreaking
your iPhone could allow
you to use your phone on
other networks.
Other perks include
installing free ringtones
and cool applications.
Now, here is how to
jailbreak at your fingertips for iPod Touch, iPod/
iPhone 2G, iPod/iPhone
3G or iPad all with iOS
4.0 and 4.0.1. If you have

the latest version (4.0.2),
this will not work.
Go to jailbreakme.
com on your device. After your page has loaded,
move your finger across

slide to jailbreak. Wait

while your phone loads
new software to free your
device. The words jailbreaking sit tight will
come up, and after a few

Cartoon by Taryn Kerber

more seconds while the

download
completes,
Cydia will load as a new
icon on your phone.
See iPhone on page 6

his weekend, bold and creative students will learn the

significance of 24 hours.
FGCU is having its fourth
annual 24 Hour Festival, during which students are invited
to submit works in theater, film,
video, performance art, dance,
music, visual art or any combination of media.
However, students only have
24 hours to work on their piece
before submitting it to the judges.
Cavin brought the idea to
FGCU after hearing about similar festivals on other college
campuses.
Ive heard of some schools
doing films and videos in a 24hour time frame, and came up
with the idea to combine visual
art, theater and music here on
our campus, Cavin said.
At 6 p.m. Sept. 10 in the TheatreLab, the registered teams
will have a meeting with Cavin,
department chair of visual and
performing arts and theater, who
will give them their prompts.
I come up with a story idea
and then come up with random
elements, like an umbrella or a
shoe without a heel; just weird
things that have to be present in
the work, Cavin said.
That just makes it more interesting and challenging, and
ensures that theres no pre-made
stuff.
At 7 p.m. Sept. 11, the teams
will come back to the TheatreLab
with a finished product. The
judges will look at the visual art
first then go into the theatre for
the performances.
Winners from each category
will receive a $500 scholarship.
Cavin only has two expectations: for students to produce
good work and to have fun.
It teaches people to work
together really well because
theyre under pressure, Cavin
said.
It also teaches them the value of brainstorming and working
with raw and immediate ideas.
Itll get them excited.
To register a team or for more
information, contact Cavin at
590-7138.

If you go
What: 24 Hour Festival
When: Sept. 10 and 11
Where: TheatreLab, Arts Complex
Register: Contact Barry Cavin

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Project DIY
gives stress
a brush-off

Another option

Students can now get their caffeine fix

in three different locations on campus
By Carlos Soria
Staff writer

offee a favorite of college students. And now

we can get it in three different locations on campus.
The newest caffeine option
is The Link, located in Holmes
Hall. New this semester, it offers a selection of different flavored coffees and teas.
The number of options
aside, random customers Eagle News interviewed still prefer Starbucks.
The Links coffee is better
than Einsteins, but not better
than Starbucks, said Theresa Miulli, a senior majoring in
environmental science. Their
coffee is more flavorful than
Einsteins, but they dont meet
Starbucks quality. What I like
is the wide selection of pastries

By Samantha League
News editor

available.
For Kristin Smith, a junior,
her experience with Einsteins
is best described as a love-hate
relationship.
I like Einsteins food over
everybody else, but Starbucks
coffee is better. The long lines
here sometimes make me wish
that we would have more options on campus, such as a
Chick-Fil-A, Smith said.
Josh Hendricks, a freshmen majoring in biology, likes
Starbucks the best.
Im not much of a coffee
drinker, but when I do drink
coffee I come here (Starbucks).
Most of my friends come here,
so we are also able to study and
take advantage of the atmosphere, Hendricks said.
I usually dont go to the
other places, so I can identify
myself more with Starbucks,
Hendricks said.

Scott Short

The Link, located in Holmes Hall. EN photos

Natalie Pairot

Junior
Preference: Starbucks
Drink: Coffee
Reason: It tastes better.

Kathy Norris

Freshman
Preference: Starbucks
Drink: Caramel Macchiato
Reason: It has the best Caramel Macchiato.

Denton Grimes

Communication professor
Preference: Starbucks
Drink: Tea
Reason: Its the closest to
my office.

Price comparisons

Junior
Preference: The Link
Drink: White mocha
Reason: The White Mocha
is the best.

ou didnt have to be an artist to paint on

the library lawn Tuesday
.
On Sept. 7, students had the opportunity to just sit down and paint whatever
they wanted to.
The event was held by Project DIY (Do It
Yourself), an honors service team and pending registered student organization that focuses on service-oriented crafting.
Members will be learning various crafts
to benefit shelters and the FGCU community.
The idea of creating a service team came
to Chealsye Bowley, a junior majoring in
English and philosophy and the president of
the service team, when she saw how successful past projects have been.
A good friend of mine who graduated
last year crocheted hats for the honors Relay
for Life team, Bowley said. Its more of a
fun way to get service learning hours.
Project DIY is planning on making shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child, a charity of Samaritans Purse that sends shoeboxes of gifts to 18 countries across Africa,
Eastern Europe and Central Asia, while also continuing Painting on the Lawn for the
year.
Although Painting on the Lawn isnt directly benefiting an organization like Operation Christmas Child will, Bowley believes
painting is a good outlet for stressed students.
This event is primarily being held to
promote catharsis, creativity and our organization, Bowley said. It also gives students
a way to relax they can lay on the lawn in
the Florida sun, freely conversing and expressing themselves.
Another service team, Southwest Florida
Cities of Refuge Project, also held the event
last year.
Last year I convinced a boy wearing an
American Eagle shirt to just sit down and
paint, Bowley said. He sat with us for two
hours.
Painting on the Lawn will happen twice
more this semester: Oct. 12 and Nov. 9, from
12:30 to 3 p.m. both days.
Project DIY is open for anyone to join.
The next meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 16 in Reed Hall 163.
Contact Bowley at cmbowley@eagle.fgcu.
edu for more information.

Price for a plain cup of coffee:

Starbucks

$1.60
for a Tall

Einstein Bros. Bagels

$1.59

for a regular

The Link

$1.88

for a regular

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Campus News

campus briefs

Alumni meet
prospective law
school students

HIt Us
with your
best Shot

On Sept. 9 from 6 to 8 p.m.,

students and alumni will have
the opportunity to network with
a panel of FGCU alumni who are
practicing attorneys.
The panel will discuss the
law school process and career
expectations in an effort to help
those interested in applying for
law school.
The event will be held in the
Sugden Welcome Center and an
RSVP is required.
Contact careercenter@fgcu.
edu or call 590-7946.

FGCU greets
Russian student
from UGRAD
FGCUs International Services is hosting a Global UGRAD
Student from Russia this fall.
The Global UGRAD program,
which is the U.S. Department of
States Global Undergraduate Exchange Program in Eurasia and
Central Asia, provides one year
of non-degree U.S. study to undergraduates from 12 countries
of the former Soviet Union.
It averages more than 3,000
applications per year with a 5
percent rate of acceptance.
Polina Silvander, who was
accepted at our university, commented to FGCUs Office of Community Relations that she is
proud to be here.
This is a new and modern
university where students have
a possibility to study and cooperate with qualified professors,
she said.
Silvander will be taking environmental studies courses while
performing community service,
exploring American traditions
and holding a one-semester internship.
I believe that FGCU is the
best university to study environmental science, she said.
For more information about
FGCUs International Services,
including study abroad opportunities, go to www.fgcu.edu/international.
The next study abroad informational meeting is at 3 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 13.

Eagle News staff

Eagle News highlights the photography of our readers. Send your best pictures of events,
vacations, scenery, wildlife whatever youd like. If your photo is picked, youll receive
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E-mail submissions (with your name, grade, major, phone number and a description of the photo)
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The alligator outside Sovi dining, frequently referred to as Charlie, catches some rays. EN Photo/ Mike Ricci

Students make
a difference at
humane society
By Melissa Bell
Staff writer

ur local community holds

a home for an organization
working hard to get its animal paws to a sprinting pace.
The Gulf Coast Humane Society is a nonprofit organization
that has been taking in surrendered animals for more than 60
years. Cats, dogs and other furry friends have found a home
here.
On Friday, Aug. 20, FGCUs
Honors Program volunteered to
help paint a second kennel that
is being revamped. The new
kennel was painted bright green
and purple, with vivid doggiepaw prints and dog bones stenciled on the walls.
I think its a good idea to
make the kennels more decorative so they are more appealing
to people making the dogs appear more adoptable, said Alys-

sa Del Campo, a junior majoring in elementary education.

Dr. Sean Kelly, the director
of the Honors Program, wanted the students to learn how
they could help the community, and afterwards, be able to
reflect on the service experience.
When we were told that
we were going to work at the
GCHC, I was glad I could contribute to the community and
give back, said Tamara Edwards, a freshman double majoring in elementary and special education. Some of these
animals would be roaming the
streets without this caring institution.
The Gulf Coast Humane Society is in need of volunteers.
Dog lovers can bathe and walk
the dogs, and cat lovers can
play with and brush the cats.
I love that I get to interact
with the dogs, said Del Campo. It is a rewarding experience to volunteer here.
If you dont have any time
to volunteer but still want to
help out, donations in the form
of money, doggie and cat beds
or even blankets are always
appreciated.
All FGCU students need
service learning hours to
graduate, and for animal lovers, this is a great way to help
save the lives of animals that
have been neglected and add
some joy into their lives.
Personally, I think a lot of
people dont know this place
is here, Edwards said. Once
they visit and see how well
maintained the facilities are
and how sweet the animals
are, too, they will have to want
to adopt a pet.
For more information on
how you can lend a hand to a
local animal or adopt yourself,
call (239) 332-0364 or email at
info @ gulfcoasthumanesociety.org.

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Greek Life: Interfraternity council

TOP: Sigma Chi set up their table in the Breezeway

Thursday.
IMMEDIATE LEFT: Kappa Alpha recruits potential
members.
EN photos/ Mike Ricci

TOP: Sigma Alpha Epsilon

tables in the Breezeway on
Thursday.
RIGHT: Pi Kappa Alpha set up
in the Breezeway. Members
played cornhole while recruiting potential members.
EN photos/ Mike Ricci

Campus/State News

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Plan to burn Quran is ripped

The Associated Press

ecretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton

on Tuesday called a
Florida churchs threat to
burn copies of the Muslim
holy book to mark the ninth
anniversary of the Sept. 11
attacks a disrespectful,
disgraceful act.
Others in the Obama
administration weighed in
against the proposed burning, including Attorney
General Eric Holder, who
called it idiotic and dangerous.
A State Department
spokesman branded the
planned protest un-American while other officials
warned that it could threaten U.S. troops, diplomats
and travelers overseas.
The Christian minister organizing the Quran
burning said he will go
ahead in spite of the governments concerns. Pastor Terry Jones of the Dove
World Outreach Center, a
small, evangelical Christian church in Gainesville,
with an anti-Islam philosophy, said he had received
more than 100 death threats
and had taken to wearing a
pistol on his hip.
In Washington, a broad
coalition of religious leaders from evangelical, Roman Catholic, Jewish and
Muslim
organizations
called Jones plan a violation of American values.
Clinton condemned the
threat to burn the Quran

during her remarks at a

State Department dinner
she hosted in observance
of Iftar, the breaking of the
daily fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
I am heartened by the
clear, unequivocal condemnation of this disrespectful, disgraceful act that has
come from American religious leaders of all faiths,
Clinton said.
At the White House,
spokesman Robert Gibbs
echoed concerns raised
by Gen. David Petraeus,
the U.S. commander in Afghanistan, about the plans.
Petraeus said earlier that
images of the event would
be used by extremists to
inflame public opinion and
incite violence.
Any type of activity like that that puts our
troops in harms way would
be a concern to this administration, Gibbs told reporters.
Holder met Tuesday
with religious leaders to
discuss recent attacks on
Muslims and mosques
around the United States.
The meeting was closed to
reporters, but a Justice Department official who was
present confirmed that
Holder said the plan to burn
the holy book was idiotic.
The official, who requested anonymity because
the meeting was private, also said Holder was quoting
Petraeus when he used the
word dangerous.
State
Department

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is critical of a planned

Quran burning. AP photo

spokesman P.J. Crowley

said the administration
hoped that more Americans would stand up and
condemn the churchs plan.
We think that these are
provocative acts, Crowley said. We would like to
see more Americans stand
up and say that this is inconsistent with our American values; in fact, these
actions themselves are unAmerican.
We hope that between
now and Saturday there
will be a range of voices

across America that make

clear to this community
that this is not the way for
us to commemorate 9/11,
he said.
In fact, it is consistent
with the radicals and religious bigots who attacked
us on 9/11.
Crowley defended his
choice of the term unAmerican to describe the
planned Quran burning,
saying it was a divisive potential act of disrespect to
one of the worlds great religions.

iPhone
continued from page 1
Cydia is the application to
which you will download all
other jailbroken programs and
applications.
Even though there are amazing positives to jailbreaking,
there is a partial negative. If for
some reason your iDevice dies,
Apple will not try to fix the problem or provide you with a new
item all together because the
act of jailbreaking breeches the
Apple contract. This means that
your warranty is now void.
I was raised with PC and I
recently purchased an iPad because I was attracted to its functionality, said Quentin Lee,
a junior majoring in business
management. If I were to jailbreak my pad and it malfunctioned, I would have limited
experience resolving any technical issues, and Im weary of
costly repairs.
The previous partial negative statement is because
there is a partial solution. Even
though Apple will not solve the
problem, if one occurs, you can
restore your iDevice before
bringing it into the store and

then you are not breaking any

part of the contract and the warranty will hold. If the product is
too corrupt, however, it may not
be able to be restored.
I have jailbroken my phone
in the past and I liked it, said
an Apple technician who would
identify himself only as Juan.
There are more positives with
what you can get out of the applications than negatives in my experience.

Should you do it?

Pros:
nWi Fi hotspots
nInstall Cydia
nFaceTime
nBlock unwanted communication
Cons:
nVoids your warrenty
nIncreased instability
nSecurity risk
ONLINE POLL
nIs jailbreaking the Iphone worth it?
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Law School Fair

September 13, 2010

11AM-2PM

SU Ballroom

Over 40 Local & National Schools

Will Attend!
American University Washington College of Law
Ave Maria School of Law
California Western School of Law
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law
Chapman University School of Law
Charlotte School Of Law
Earle Mack School of Law at Drexel University
Florida A&M University College of Law
Florida Coastal School of Law
Golden Gate Univeristy School of Law
Hofstra University School of Law
Michigan State University College of Law
New York Law School
Nova Southeastern University

Ohio Northern University

Paciic McGeorge School of Law
Regent University School of Law
Roger Williams University School of Law
Saint Louis University School of Law
Seattle University School of Law
South Texas College of Law
Southwestern Law School
St. Mary's University School of Law
St. Thomas University School of Law
Stetson University College of Law
The John Marshall Law School
The Thomas M. Cooley Law School
The University of Florida Levin College of Law
The University of Iowa College of Law

The University of Pittsburgh School of Law

Touro Law Center
UDC David A Clarke School of Law
University at Buffalo Law School - SUNY
University of Baltimore
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
University of Illinois College of Law
University of Maryland School of Law
University of Miami School of Law
Vermont Law School
Villanova University School of Law
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Western New England College School of Law
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William & Mary Law School

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Your Tunes

What are you listening to?

Stretching
your dollar

Jessica Shoemaker
Psychology
Freshman
1. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds by The Beatles
2. Roxanne The Police
3. Yellow Submarine by The
Beatles
4. Remix Tape by Evil Nine
5. The Kids Dont Stand a
Chance by Vampire Weekend

To me, music is ...

A way to relax.

Local stores prove that hunting for bargains can really pay off
By Kayla Stirzel

Contributing writer

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Top 5

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4. The Last Exorcism

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5. Going the Distance

$6.9 million

These figures are courtesy of

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few local places such as The Dollar Tree and Target have
inexpensive, practical everyday useful things especially
when youre surviving on a tight budget. Being a college student, money is usually an issue. There are always bills to pay and
money needed for food and going out. So with the little money thats
left over, there are a few ways to get the most out of your dollar.
Decorating and arranging any apartment can easily and
quickly get pretty pricey. Normally, no one would assume that
these stores have everyday items that are this inexpensive. But,
hunting for a bargain can save you money.
There are a few different Dollar Tree locations in Fort Myers,
all carrying a variety of useful items. They have the typical household supplies such as paper plates, red plastic disposable cups, paper towels, snack foods, candy and plenty of school supplies like
pens, pencils and highlighters all for a dollar. The Dollar Tree
at Gulf Coast Town Center is a great place to go for inexpensive
decorations if youre throwing a party or you want to decorate
your place.
If you venture down to Six Mile Cypress Parkway and Colonial
Boulevard, youll come across a huge Dollar Tree store. If you go to
the back of the store, youll be amazed. This Dollar Tree has a frozen food section. Getting the grocery shopping necessities could
easily be done at this store for less than $20. There you can find everyday foods like shredded cheese and even delicious treats like
ice cream and popsicles.
Even Target has a cheap section. You can find some great deals
in there as well. Items like hand weights, pet food bowls, shot
glasses and pens have been known to show up in the section.
If you are looking to save some serious money or even to just
see what kind of random deals that you can find this week, check
out any of the places mentioned. Its guaranteed that youll stumble upon something you can use that wont hurt your wallet.

2 for $5 items at Joannes:

Placemats
Coasters
Shower caddy
Measuring cup
On-the-go coffee mugs
Reusable water bottles

Dollar Tree finds:

Banana Boat Sunscreen
Colgate and Crest
toothpaste
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Maybelline Mineral blush
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Nelly returns: Can he do it?

By Katie Sartoris
A&L editor

ellys back. And this

time, he means business. With Nellys first
single since 2008 rocking the
airways and his new album,
5.0, releasing on Nov. 16, the
question now is: Can he do it
again?
In 2000 and 2001, Nelly dominated the Billboard charts
with his hit singles, Ride Wit
Me, Country Grammar,
Batter Up, and E.I. From
his most successful album,
Nellyville, came the hit singles Hot in Herre, Pimp
Juice, Air Force Ones, #1
and Dilemma featuring Kelly Rowland of Destinys Child.
Nellys 2004 Sweat and Suit albums did fairly well. He
teamed up with Tim McGraw to release their song, Over and
Over. The unlikely duo peaked at the number 3 spot on Billboard.coms Hot 100.
In 2008, Nelly released his fifth album, Brass Knuckles. The
album had mixed reviews but did produce a couple singles. Party People featuring Fergie and Body on Me featuring Ashanti
and Akron reached the Billboard charts but fell off shortly after
their rise.
His newest single Just a Dream peaked at the No. 12 spot
on Billboard.coms Hot 100. Theres talk now about whether or

not Nelly can make a triumphant

comeback as many rappers before
him have.
Lindsay White, a senior majoring in sociology, remembers hearing Nellys songs in middle school.
Anytime I hear the name, Nelly,
I think of Ride wit Me from seventh grade, White said. Just a
Dream is very repetitive, like a
lot of mainstream rap songs.
When asked if she thinks Nelly can make a comeback, White
replied: Only because music is
changing so much, I dont think
he can compete with Kanye and
bigger names that are doing well
now.
That opinion seems to dominate, but there are a few that believe in Nelly.
Steve Sachs, a senior majoring
in business, enjoys Nellys new single. Its a good song, Sachs
said, Ive never really been a Nelly fan but I like this one.
Sachs has a different opinion than White does. He believes
that if he (Nelly) keeps having songs like that then maybe [he
can make a comeback.]
For now, theres no telling where Nellys career is headed or
if he can recover from his 2008 album flop. All we know is that
hes back on the charts.
But, theres a lot of hope that hell return to become the successful rapper he was in the Country Grammar and Hot in
Herre days.

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Machete offers odd, gory, exploitive comedy

EN Eagle Rating:

By Joe Giannone

Contributing writer

achete was originally a hilarious faux trailer, made

by Robert Rodriguez, and
played in front of his half of Grindhouse, Planet Terror..Rodriguez
decided to make the trailer into a
film in 2009, and started production
quickly
.
Unlike Planet Terror, which
consisted of non-stop action and
less political stance, Machete
revels in its hand-in-cheek political
satire. It has far more gore that its
predecessor, but still has some boring scenes of useless talking from
random characters about why Mexicans can be trusted to make good
house maids, but cant become citizens. Maybe this is all for the exploitation, but some of the scenes are
unnecessary.
Machete was filled with so
much gore, nudity and violence
that it could compare to some of
the greatest slasher movies of all
time such as Halloween, Friday
the 13th and Nightmare on Elm

Street. Machete differs because

of the way it uses violence and gore
in the movie. The unflinching use
of gore was not used to scare the audience; it was actually very amusing, even borderline hilarious, but
Machete uses its gore to create a
humorous take on the inexplicably
insane events that are going on in
the film. If its not clear yet, everything that is seen in the film is not
supposed to be taken seriously.
Machete is about the title
character Machete Cortez (played
by Danny Trejo), a former Mexican
Federale turned renegade. After a
fallout with a Mexican drug lord,
played hilariously by Steven Segal,
he comes to America to find work.
During his stint as a day laborer
in Texas, he is asked to assassinate
Sen. John McLaughlin, played by
Robert De Niro. In an effort to help
his superior win the election into
the Senate, Michael Booth (played
by Jeff Fahey), who is a local businessman and spin doctor, asks Machete to kill McLaughlin.
McLaughlin opposes illegal im-

migration and will stop at nothing

to keep Latinos from crossing the
border. McLaughlin even goes as
far as to kill men and women who
are just crossing the border even
before they touch American soil.
McLaughlin hates the Latinos and
wants to win this election so badly,
that hell risk being shot to win.
Now, if you can handle all of that
insanity, you can probably handle
the movie with a lot of fun and intrigue. Dont get me wrong, it is by
far not a perfect movie. But that was
the fun of grindhouse films; they
were there to exploit the ridiculous,
and to make the audience feel uncomfortable in the best ways possible. The ending of the movie went a
bit slow, and could have ended in a
more creative way, but I will leave
that for you to decide.
So, if youre willing, go see Machete. Its by far one of the most interesting film experiences Ive had
all year. It will definitely leave you
in the mood for tacos, and maybe a
rewatch, or a first time viewing of
Rodriguezs Grindhouse.

FGCU Ink
Name: Amanda Walicki
Year: Sophomore
Location: Leg
Meaning: It was just a
spur-of-the-moment-type
thing.

TREND ALERT: CUT-OFFS

By Karla Rodriguez
Contributing writer

One of the pleasures of living here in Florida is the fact that you can wear shorts
year-round. Indeed, cutoff shorts are back. They are coming in all different rises,
colors and washes. They can be worn casual with an oversized T and gladiator sandals, or you can trend it up and pair them back to a racerback tank, a classy blazer,
a cool-patterned flat and a straw fedora.
Theres a great pair of light-colored cutoffs at Target.com on sale now for
$12.58.
But if you have a pair of old jeans that may be a little short for you, or youre
looking for a new look for free, you can always do it yourself and chop off the legs of
your jeans for an authentic pair of jean cutoffs.
So buy a pair or make a pair, because this is one trend that were lucky to have
and keep around.

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Eagle news editorial BOARD

Rent-a-bike program would

give students a genuine lift
By Chelsea Seeley
Staff writer

t is the same routine every day:

wake up, get dressed, grab a bite
to eat, and go join the horrendous
crowd waiting for the shuttle that
will take us to our
first class.
Then, when
we want to go
back to either
North Lake or
South Village,
we have to (once
again) linger
in a swarm of
Chelsea people for the
appropriate
shuttle.
Seeley
It gets a little
crazy when people are pushing
and shoving trying to get on the
shuttle first so they can grab
a seat rather than stand in the
aisle. This is why I recently
started riding my bike to
campus.
It is a lot easier than taking
the shuttle and the ride seems
shorter. However, not many
people can afford to go out and
buy a bike right now. This is
why Student Government has
put a Rent-a-Bike program on its
agenda for next semester.
This program would allow
students to rent a bike at a low
fee and ride to and from campus.
The cost to the university
could be as low as $15 per bike.

Stanford University has a

similar program in effect that
reportedly has worked well.
This would be a great idea
for our campus. Not only would
we be saving ourselves the
trouble of being pushed around
by bigger (and sometimes also
sweatier) people on the shuttle,
but we would also be helping our
environment by cutting down
on the amount of exhaust fumes
emitted.
It is also good exercise, I
might add. Many people dont
like the idea of having to go
outside and actually perform an
activity besides pushing buttons
on silly and pointless controls
for video games.
However, if students got
involved in the rental bike
program, enjoyed some fresh
air and realized their new-found
shuttle liberation, they may
actually start to enjoy exercise.
It is a win-win for everyone.
We just need to keep the
positives in mind and let SG
know that this is a program we
defiantly want at FGCU.
Chelsea Seeley is a freshman
majoring in elementary education.
Her goal is to eventually receive her
masters in special education. Chelsea has been writing for public audiences for more than four years.
She loves how writing can be a true
expression of your personality.

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By Sara Gottwalles
Opinion editor

lasses have been going on for a couple of weeks now, and Im sure you
all have picked out the jerks, weirdos and patience-weakeners.
Professors, you know who is going to ask you the
unnecessary questions, give you a lame excuse for slacking or make
you secretly fantasize about throwing them in a tiger cage with their
cell phone and let them text their way out. Students, you know which
of your peers are going to ask the questions that make class go over,
who will pretend to be paying attention while tapping away on their
laptop or cell phone and who will for whatever reason they choose
on that given day make your jaw hang.
In case you are still on the fence about anyone, I have some
observations Ive collected on my own and from the gripes of others.
Ive broken them down between the sexes and in general. Ill say up
front that I was surprised the guys column came up with more data
than the girls. Id have thought it would at least be equal.
THE FEMALES: note passers, Im-going-to-sit-here-and-mention-amillion-times-how-Ill-one-day-be-famous, wear their letters all day
every day, are materialistic to the point where they daily sport three
or more items, all from different designers

THE MALES: wears a hat everyday and not a cool or trendy hat,
wears his sunglasses until about five minutes into class, (girls may
think its cute or fear their eye liner is tugging) insists on calling the
male professor bro or dude when the professor obviously isnt
down with it, has to use several profanities in every single comment
because it is the best way he knows how to articulate himself.

(239) 590-7945

College seen through the fish bowl perspective

By Collin Llewellyn

Staff writer

iving the past two years as a resident assistant on campus has had its perks. Obviously, the perks dont come without the work,
and of course the famous living your life in a fish bowl.
But what does that mean
exactly?
Well, I wouldnt be so arrogant as to say I live like a celebrity, always under the microscope, but certainly there
is a caution of how to present
myself 24/7.
Collin
There is a definite assiduLlewellyn ous nature to how I conduct
my life. In the position I hold
which does give me some authority I
cant go against the rules I enforce. In order to
maintain a peaceful community (building), I
must give out the same respect in which I intend to be treated.
Now, you may be wondering, What does
this have to do with me, Collin?
Ill tell you: We all live our lives in a fishbowl to some extent.
Be it the way you drive around town with
your FGCU sticker on your windshield, or
how you behave in public places, such as
stores or restaurants. We all work symbiotically to represent our school, our alumni, our
faculty and staff and ourselves. To the world
outside FGCU, people will process what we do
and how we do it as a reflection on our school.
These attitudes can result in decisions and

impressions that affect us.

Our level of respect at a restaurant or a
store may be a deal-breaker in whether or not
the mangers decide to give out student discounts, or stay open an hour or two later in order to please the college crowd. How we drive
down Ben Hill Griffin may affect the way the
residents of Miramar decide to treat us and to
work with our campus in various facets.
If I am constantly treating my residents
with disrespect, and breaking my own rules,
Ill receive nothing but the same when I am in
a position to confront them.
If you had one bad experience with one
member of a fraternity or sorority, a resident
assistant or one specific club member, its unfair to judge the rest of them by the interaction you had with a single member. But unfortunately, this happens, and it happens with
all FGCU students. When we carry ourselves
poorly, it gets grouped into the perception of
college students in our area.
All it takes is one disrespectful student to
change the way a manager looks at accommodating the rest of us, because in their eyes,
were all ungrateful and disrespectful.
I will end with two clich-but-true sayings:
What goes around comes around.
Do unto others as you would have them
do unto you.
Collin Llewellyn is a sophomore. He is majoring
in English. He is an RA in North Lake Village.
Collin is passionate about living life fully and
not wasting opportunities, especially chances to
learn.

Sk8ers now have secure place for boards

ByMandie Rainwater

How to spot the pains in class

Sara Gottwalles
Opinion Editor
opinion@eaglenews.org

Staff writer

k8 or Die was the slogan when I first learned

to balance on a skateboard.
I remember when I saw Tony Hawk as
just a skinny extra in Gleaming The Cube, a
skate movie starring Christian
Slater circa 1989. I was watching
the first X-Games live from
Rhode Island.
I am a Generation X-er and
skateboards did for us what
motorcycles did for the James
Dean/ Peter Fonda generations.
They symbolized our need
for freedom of expression and
Mandie a mild rebellion against the
societal norms. If you had a
Rainwater skateboard you were thought of
as an idiot, even though most of
the people that I knew who skated were smarter
than a lot of the teachers we had in school. You
were a troublemaker, a bad influence; and while
some of those were true, skateboards werent
the culprits. But things have come a long way,
babies!
As I sat in my American Government class
the other day, the professor asked if any of the
boarders in the class had ever seen or used the
board lockers by AB7. No one knew they were
there and she admitted she couldnt figure out
how to use them. I was intrigued and sought
them out.

On a campus that has some signs posted

that discourage skateboards (especially in the
parking garages), they have made it a point to
give those who ride them a safe place to lock
them up while in class, instead of just propping
them against the walls.
These lockers look like bike racks from far
away, but upon closer inspection you can see
the green racks are specifically designed to hold
standard boards. (Sorry long board riders and
owners of boards with larger wheels.)
To use them all you need to do is pick up the
silver locking mechanism place, a set of trucks
into the holder device, lower the locking device
and use your own lock to securely fasten the
board. Each rack can hold six boards.
The skateboard has achieved popular
legitimacy. It has evolved from a symbol
of rebellion to a mainstream mode of
transportation. Its extreme pioneers are now
video game celebrities and athletic icons.
Now, if someone just could just come up with
a catchy slogan worthy of the 21st century, like
Sk8 Green or Fry.
Mandie Rainwater is a sophomore. She is
majoring in secondary education with a focus in
social sciences. She is married with two children
and is an active volunteer for C.A.R.E.S. Suicide
Prevention. She is also a contributing author to
UnspOILed: Writers speak for Floridas Coast
and has been featured in the Southeast Review
Online Journal.

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or checks his or her phone, incessantly talks about their sorority
or fraternity, has something to say every five minutes or answers
every single question, openly argues with the professor even if the
student is wrong, transferred from a different school and talks about
how great it was there. These are probably the people who talk about
the ex a lot on a first date, undermine the professor with dumb or
snide remarks, talk about how they are still a high school student but
are dual enrolled good for you; its tough, but not as uncommon as
you think (I did it myself). And of course those who sit in the back of
class and screw off; save the seat for a real student.
Most of us are guilty of at least one offense. If youre guilty of
more than one, be aware of how you are coming off. Youre not slick
or amusing. This poll ranges through students and professors. As Ice
Cube says, Check yoself before you wreck yoself.
Sara Gottwalles is a senior. She is majoring in history with a minor in
education and philosophy and holds a BA in communication. She likes to
look into different philosophies of life and gives more credit to the unorthodox than the norm. As a Buddhist, she strongly believes in the 4 noble
truths.

EN Photo Mandie Rainwater

Opinion

Oil spilled over to pollute local economy

By Mandie Rainwater

Staff writer

n Sept. 2, 80 miles south of Vermillion Bay, the oil production rig No.
380 owned by Mariner Energy exploded. All 13 souls aboard were recovered, unlike the 11 victims of the Deepwater Horizon explosion earlier this year.
According to the US Minerals
Management Services, since 2001, 69
offshore oil workers have lost their lives,
1,349 have been injured and 858 platforms
have caught fire. Yet we still have those
groups that scream, Drill Baby Drill!
To what end?
The oil fields of the world are starting
to see a depletion trend. Companies that
turn profits from the collection of this
nonrenewable resource are going to
greater extremes to find black gold, as
its often called.
But when the gold hit the water
as it did in the Gulf over the summer, it
tarnished everything within a 100-mile
radius of the shore. Businesses suffered,
fisherman suffered and normal citizens
suffered. BP and Kenneth Feinberg may
be ready to disperse money to those on
the shore of Louisiana, but what will he
earmark for Florida industries affected
by the spill?
Feinberg decided in late August that
the Florida Realtors should be entitled to
$16 million to help cover what one in four
realtors described as a halt in sales,
according to Clear Capitol, a real estate
analytical firm. This money allocated
should really help those in the real estate
profession.
What is another hard-hit industry?
Tourism! The tourism segments of
Floridas industries make up about $60
billion dollars in annual revenues. Over
half of that is indirect dollars, meaning
not money made from beach towns.
Appallingly, the tourist-based service

industries may not see any assistance.

In the second quarter of 2010, an
estimated 20.8 million people from all
over the world visited the Sunshine State.
This great news about the increase in
visitors may leave the industry high and
dry when it comes to pleading a case for
lost compensation due to the oil spill.
Some communities may be able to entreat
their cases, but the process will not be a
quick one.
The city of Naples, for example, is
offering assistance to locals who feel
they have been adversely harmed by the
spill, even though oil never touched our
beaches. Those businessmen, fishermen,
hotels and restaurants who felt they
experienced a decline in patrons put off
hiring help, thus stalling any benefits
from the increase in visitors to the area.
What have we learned after the
summer of oil? That something has
got to change. With more than 4,000 oil
platforms in the Gulf, a disaster such as
the BP calamity will most likely happen
again. A nail-biting experience such as
the one that happened on the Mariner rig
will happen again.
How can the Gulf residents allow
themselves to be held hostage? The only
way to break free is to explore new energy
technologies. Developing solar farms and
wind energies could not only eliminate
the dangers of future oil spills, but also
reboot the states economy, increase
tourism, and make the work force ready
for future graduates.
Mandie Rainwater is a sophomore. She
is majoring in secondary education with
a focus in social sciences. She is married
with two children and is an active volunteer
for C.A.R.E.S. Suicide Prevention. She is
also a contributing author to UnspOILed:
Writers speak for Floridas Coast and
has been featured in the Southeast Review
Online Journal.

Rush: Exciting, worthwhile experience

By Taryn Kerber

Staff writer

oming into college I knew I wanted

to rush a sorority I wanted to be a
.
part of something that would give
me the support and love I was looking for.
My aunt has been a big inspiration for me;
she got so involved with her sisterhood,
and is now an incredible,
successful woman, wife
and mother.
As I prepared to rush
this past week, I was
more nervous than I
have ever been. I knew
what a big commitment
Greek life would be and
I was prepared for that. I
Taryn
just didnt know what to
expect beyond the doors
Kerber
of the Student Union,
where all the rush events took place.
The first few nights were a lot of
waiting around, hurrying to line up
alphabetically and meet each sorority
organization, waiting anxiously for
the gates of heaven to open for each
sorority, and then becoming surrounded
by smiling, brilliant faces of girls who are
just as nervous about meeting you as you
are them.
Getting to know these girls is like a
round of speed dating. Between all the
switching, the names, and the repetition
of life stories, I was so overwhelmed
with information. I now understand the
meaning of rush. Though it has been
hectic and I have the constant feeling of
sleep deprivation, this week has been
one of the most meaningful and exciting
weeks of my life.

Looking around the rooms and

talking individually with each of these
girls, I thought about the rumors that
had haunted me theyre easy, theyre
partiers, theyre outcasts, theyre bad.
I wanted to go back and ask naysayers
who they were to judge people they
obviously had never taken the time to
really get to know. I couldnt even imagine
where these rumors started.
The night before bid day is one of the
most exhilarating and scary nights of a
rush participants life. The question as to
whether you got accepted back by the girls
you fell wholeheartedly in love with or
not races through your head.
An experience like this is one like
no other. I advise everyone, even if they
think the idea is sketchy, to rush. You
will meet so many wonderful students
who are involved in your school, in your
community, and are making a difference
in the world. These girls are touching the
hearts and lives of people who desperately
need the inspiration, love, help, and
support they provide. Everyone in these
organizations is an outstanding woman.
If you rush, youll never forget or regret
your decision.
Taryn Kerber is a freshman majoring in
communication and plans on becoming
an event planner. She has a creative
and outspoken mind. Taryn is also an
environmentalist and is out to save the
world, one good deed at a time. She
believes, deep down, everyone is good. If
only they saw more with their hearts.

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WikiLeaks irresponsibility could

compromise our national security
By Jeffrey Haut
Staff writer

ack in the day, when somebody had

a juicy story or wanted to expose
an injustice, he/she had to contact
a journalist at the New York Times and
pray for a miracle. Nowadays, the slightest tidbit of information can go viral
on the Internet in mere moments.
Given that we are in a war that is
generally considered to have a negative public opinion, its no surprise
that somebody would eventually expose
some confidential operational details of
our efforts.
Apparently, to Julian Assange,
the operator of the watchdog website
WikiLeaks, the time to release some of
those details was this summer.
Consequently, at 5 p.m. July 25, Assange released more than 91,000 secret
or confidential documents outlining intricate details of the war in Afghanistan.
Those documents included reports
of civilian casualties, failed operations,
friendly-fire incidents and other elements of war that our government normally goes through a great deal of trouble to keep under wraps.
Almost immediately, the press
caught wind of the leak and moved the
story to the top of their list. Shortly after the story broke, Assange claimed he
had additional reports that were even
more harmful or embarrassing to the
U.S. government.
After immense pressure from authorities to remove the documents and
hold the release of the subsequent reports, Assange agreed to delay the release of the other 15,000 pages as part of
a harm minimization process demanded by (WikiLeakss) source.
The source of these documents is reported to be Army Private First Class
Bradley E. Manning, an intelligence
analyst with the stationed in Iraq. He is
currently awaiting a grand jury to determine whether there is enough evidence to prosecute.
Manning was previously indicated
to be the source of the 2007 WikiLeaks
video Collateral Murder, in which civilians were killed during an Apache
helicopter strike.
Personally, I have seen the WikiLeaks
report titled, The Afghan War Diary.
(I will not identify the link due to my opposition to Assanges efforts.) I will say,
however, that the majority of the material is fairly tedious and dry, to say
the least.
In fact, the entire leak, for the most
part, is in a text format (minus charts
that show casualties, wounded and
friendly-fire numbers), with complicated military jargon that the average
American would not understand (myself included).
On the other hand, to a seasoned
al-Qaida military leader, the in-depth
information leaked can be complied
to form a blueprint of Coalition troop
movements and battle tactics. This may
even allow insurgents to grasp the upper hand in future battles due to the potential predictability of our war strategies.
I feel the media opposition seems to
stem from WikiLeaks gross negligence
in the manner of the materials release
and the breach of trust on the part of
PFC Manning, rather than the material itself.
In a country where the freedom of
speech is ingrained in every aspect
of our daily lives, it is not hard to for-

get how easy it is to abuse that right.

The old adage rings true, Should you
scream fire! in a crowded movie theater? The obvious answer is no.
Why?
An action like this poses a grave
risk to the patrons in the theater, who
may panic and injure themselves during an unnecessary evacuation. The
courts have decided that someones
First Amendment right to free speech
does not outweigh the overall risk that
such speech poses to society in this situation.
Alternatively, when does the press
(or watchdog journalistic entitys) right
to promote transparent government
have more value than preserving the
effectiveness and safety of our combat
troops?
Traditionally, freedom of the press
has been upheld in court even when
such publicity negatively affects someone directly. In the Supreme Court case
New York Times vs. Sullivan, the courts
held that a newspaper was free from civil penalties even though it ran a story
that directly and intentionally defamed
a sitting elected official.
Granted, this case is much different
from the WikiLeaks War Diary. Nonetheless, after New York Times vs. Sullivan, the Supreme Court has steered
away from diverging from the opinion
that in a country where freedom of the
press is guaranteed, a newspaper (or
any other organization that informs the
public) is free from scrutiny or censorship if it does not act maliciously.
Perhaps the courts will need to step
in once again to rule on this specific
matter.
In my opinion, while freedom of
speech and freedom of the press is vital to our continuity as a nation, the release of any documents that may pose a
danger to active combat missions that
our troops are involved in is a misuse of
the First Amendment.
Additionally, it pains me to know
that there are persons in our military
who feel that their right to expose the
government is more important than the
vow they took to support and defend
their county and fellow servicepersons.
Moreover, it shakes me to the core
to see a person such as Julian Assange,
who under the guise of being a self-described watchdog, undermines the
government whenever possible.
This leak is only a fragment of documents and videos that have been made
available on WikiLeaks, all of which
pose potential security threats to our
nation.
Assange seems to forget that a strong
and resolute military is the reason why
he can run a website such as WikiLeaks
without being arrested or killed. He
is misusing the freedom that is given
to him by society, which may in turn
threaten the very freedom he is abusing.
As Mark Twain once penned, There
are laws to protect the freedom of the
presss speech, but none that are worth
anything to protect the people from the
press.
Jeffrey Haut is a sophomore majoring
in political science. He plans to attain
his law degree from a Florida university
after he graduates. He is a member of
Kappa Sigma and feels that leadership
is the truest test of ones character.

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Study raises awareness of head trauma

By Jon Galamay
Contributing writer

week before the start of the

fall semester, HBOs Real
Sports with Bryant Gumbel reported on the new discovery
of a link between sports concussions and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), more commonly known
as Lou Gehrigs Disease.
ALS is a degenerative disease of the nerve cells within the
brain that leads to a loss of motor control throughout the body
along with numerous other complications.
New research now strengthens evidence that concussions
may contribute to neurodegenerative diseases later in life.
In recent years, there have
been numerous talks about the
hazards of brain injury at all levels of football.
Football, having the highest
rates of brain injuries compared
to all other team sports, has tak-

en the most heat.

In the wake of the new findings, the NFL has begun an
awareness campaign to keep
players informed about the dangers of ignoring concussion-like
symptoms.
I think it is long overdue.
Michael Estes, FGCUs head athletic trainer, said in an e-mail.
For too long, coaches and
general mangers have been making return-to-play decisions
based on the athletes willingness to want to play without fully considering if they medically
should be allowed to play, Estes
wrote.
A required concussion poster now lines NFL locker rooms
around the league, along with
new return-to-play guidelines for
players who sustain any concussion-like injuries during a practice or a game.
Concussions and conditions
resulting from repeated brain
injury can change your life and
your familys life forever, the
poster reads. (Concussions)

may lead to problems with memory and communication, personality changes, as well as depression and the early onset of
dementia.
With the brain being the information-processing and control center for the nervous system, it would be hard not to take
these statements seriously considering whats at stake.
As the 2010 season kicks off
this week, the new guidelines
may lead fans to think that this
will affect the intensity level of
the game.
Daniel Pfaffenbach, an FGCU
student majoring in human performance and an avid NFL fan,
thinks not.
In sports, accidents happen, Pfaffenback said. There
are proper tackling techniques
and safety rules that keep these
players from getting hurt.
Pfaffenbach goes on to say
that, Players need to be in top
condition to play thats how
they get paid and if the doctor
says to not go in, then dont go in

Its all liability, and I dont

think the NFL would want a bad
rep.
Football is not the only sport
where players sustain concussions that result in head trauma.
Think about other contact
sports such as boxing, where pugilistic dementia or punchdrunkenness has long been a
focus of critics, or soccer, hockey
and even baseball,
Hall of Famer Iron Horse
Lou Gehrig, the most famous
ALS victim, was known to play
hurt and did so for 2,130 consecutive baseball games.
Its possible Gehrig did not
die from the disease named after
him, but rather from repeatedly not taking adequate recovery
time after concussions from getting beaned by pitched balls in
the pre-batting helmet era.
Any contact sport should fall
under a concussion management
plan, Estes said.
The medical professionals
involved with the day-to-day care
of athletes need to have unchal-

lengeable authority to carry out

their concussion management
plan. This includes physicians
and athletic trainers. Coaches
should never have the final say
as to whether a recovering concussed athlete returns to play.
FGCU athletics doesnt have
a football team, but there are rumors that there may be one in the
near future.
Effective July 1, all NCAA institutions had to have in place a
concussion management plan for
athletes.
At FGCU, the only thing that
was added to the previous concussion protocol was the computerized neurocognitive testing
and baseline balance testing of
all student athletes who participate in contact sports.
This includes cheerleading,
Estes wrote.
With athletes from all levels
of play being educated to understand the importance of proper
care and recovery, we can all be
sure that athletes will have longer lives.

the first.
Boise State jumped to a 17-0
first-quarter lead, watched that
lead evaporate, then needed a twominute drill capped by a 13-yard
touchdown pass from Kellen
Moore to Austin Pettis to win its
15th straight game.
This was no fluke, said voter Brett McMurphy of AOL Fanhouse, who had Boise State No.
1 this week. (The Broncos) outgained Virginia Tech and hung 33
on the Hokies. The last two teams
to score more than 30 against (defensive coordinator) Bud Fosters
defense Alabama in 2009 and
LSU in 2007 went on to win the
national title.
Will Boise? Who knows, but
the Broncos deserve the top ranking for this week anyway.
The Broncos have finished the
last two regular seasons with perfect records, but neither time was
it enough to earn them a spot in the
national championship game.
They were beaten out by teams
from the so-called power conferences with BCS automatic bids,
teams like Alabama from the
Southeastern Conference and Ohio
State from the Big Ten.
This season could be different.
Boise State doesnt have to climb
over scores of more storied teams
to get into position to contend for
a spot in the BCS title game, spots
determined in large part by the
coaches poll and the Harris poll.
Boise State was third in the
coaches poll this week, moving up
two spots. The coaches also had Alabama first and Ohio State second.
The Harris poll is not released until October.
Weve just got a long tough
hard season, and the bulls-eye will
continue to grow, and its just going to be one game at a time, coach
Chris Petersen said.
Not hard enough to satisfy
some people.
Boise State plays at Wyoming
in two weeks and gets a visit from
Oregon State, which opened its
season by losing 30-21 to TCU, the
week after.
The Beavers from the Pac-10
look like the best team left on Boise
States schedule, but the Broncos
have lost one regular-season game
on their blue turf home field since
2001.
Toledo also visits Boise State.
As for the Broncos WAC competition, well, its been almost no
competition for the Broncos the

past decade.
Boise State has won seven WAC
titles and is 73-4 against conference
opponents from 2000-09, a .948 winning percentage that is by far the
best of any major college team.
Texas is second-best with an
.841 percentage (69-13) in the Big 12
over that time.
Feeling it has outgrown the
WAC, Boise State will be leaving
the league after this season and
joining the Mountain West.
The best teams the WAC can
throw at Boise State this season
are probably Nevada and Fresno State, though Hawaii and Utah
State flashed potent offenses while
losing their openers to ranked
foes.
Fresno State comes to Boise on
Nov. 19. The next week the Broncos
have a road game at high-scoring
Nevada that on paper seems to be
their toughest remaining test.
They finish with Utah State at
home on Dec. 4, the same day the
SEC and Big 12 play its conference
championship games.
If Boise State runs the table
do they deserve a spot in the BCS
championship game? Ahead of an
unbeaten Big 12 or Big 10 champion? How about a one-loss SEC
team?
Unless the Broncos take an unexpected stumble, the debate will
rage all season.

Boise State quarterback Kellen Moore drops back to pass in Mondays game. AP photo

No. 3 Boise State has chance to run the table

The Associated Press

oise State gained seven firstplace votes and closed in

on No. 1 Alabama and No. 2
Ohio State as the top three teams in
the first regular season Associated
Press football poll held their spots
from the preseason.
The Broncos remained third after a thrilling 33-30 victory against
Virginia Tech on Monday night, receiving eight first-place votes and
1,399 points from the media panel,
13 points behind the Buckeyes.
Ohio State received four firstplace votes and 1,412 points.
Alabama had 47 first-place
votes, down seven from the preseason poll, and 1,484 points in the
rankings released Tuesday.
TCU from the Mountain West
Conference moved up two spots to
No. 4, marking the first time since
the Bowl Championship Series
was implemented in 1998 that two
teams from conferences without
automatic BCS bids have been voted in the top five.
Boise State is the defending Western Athletic Conference
champion.
Texas remained No. 5 and received one first-place vote.
No. 8 Florida dropped four spots
after a sloppy 34-12 victory against
Miami (Ohio) and No. 10 Oklahoma fell three places after beating
Utah State 31-24.
The rest of the top 10 is Nebraska at No. 6, followed by Oregon,
which moved up four spots after
beating New Mexico 72-0. Iowa is
No. 9.
No. 13 Virginia Tech dropped
three spots after Boise State scored
a touchdown with 1:09 left to
beat the Hokies at FedEx Field in
Landover, Md.
Falling out of the rankings after close opening losses were Oregon State, Pittsburgh and North
Carolina. Moving in were No. 20
Utah, No. 24 South Carolina and
No. 25 Stanford.
But the big story is Boise State
and the Broncos very well could be
the talk of college football all season.
They entered Monday with
their best preseason ranking and
a legitimate chance to be national championship contenders if
they could beat the Hokies and
then flawlessly navigate a schedule
with no games more difficult than

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ENSports
weekly recap

Mens soccer

Lost to Old Dominion

2-0 in second game of
Richmond Classic on
Monday.

Chris Sale
The FGCU product with
the Chicago White Sox
picks up first MLB win vs.
the Detroit Tigers.

Intramural
sports

Fall sports captains

meeting is Sept. 9 in
Auxillary Gym.

Both teams opened

their season with
second-place finishes
at the King of the Hill
Elite NCAA Invitational
on Sunday.

Womens
soccer

Defeated Arkansas
1-0 in final game of
Embassy Suites KickOff Classic on Sunday

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Club star sticks to dream

By Josh Siegel
Sports editor

ften mocked by critics as a

glorified social hangout, club
hockey hardly passes as a haven for professional talent.
The crippling inability of Division
2 and Division 3 collegiate programs
to offer scholarships and financial
aid (in most cases) means top recruits
flock elsewhere as professional hockey scouts follow.
Mike Sellitto, a 2010 graduate of FGCU and current member
of New York Islanders affiliate the
Bridgeport (CT.) Sound Tigers of the
American Hockey League (AHL)
a 30-team pro hockey league that
serves as a developmental circuit for
the NHL refuses to share the skeptics rigidity.
Im excited to have made it to
where I have and I know more players
at FGCU can follow what Ive done,
said Sellitto, the first FGCU alum to
play minor league hockey. Every
kid who grows up playing a competitive sport dreams to play professionally and Ive always carried that with
me. I am lucky playing at FGCU was a
step toward doing that.
Without hovering scouts at games,
Sellitto took initiative in finding an
agent and sending videotapes to NHL
organizations.
The Tampa Bay Lightning, Florida Panthers and New York Islanders
showed interest, with the Islanders
inviting him to their prospect camp
July 7.
Reveling in the glare of the spotlight, Sellitto impressed, earning a
contract with the Islanders organization for the upcoming season.
It was an unbelievable experience playing with top prospects and
rookies from all over the world, Sellitto said of the Islanders prospect
camp. I really got lucky. I just kept
working hard and took advantage of
an opportunity and somebody saw
me.
FGCU hockey club president Ja-

son Almcrantz saw firsthand the

skills that separate Sellitto from other middling lower division prospects.
He is a solid kid and a strong
skater who will make the right play
99 percent of the time, Almcrantz explained. By the end of last year every
forward was begging to be on his line
because he makes everybody better.
Players come into the FGCU program without the clout of a big money scholarship and Division 1 status,
meaning the depth chart is determined by results rather then preconceived fallacies.
This is not from firsthand, but
I know when Mike first came to the
team, he was barely dressing, Almcrantz said. But the coaches at FGCU
give everyone the same opportunity
and Mike took advantage, getting better every year.
Born in New York, Sellitto began
skating at three years old.
Though there are no hockey roots
in his family, Sellittos father served
as a mentor, pushing his son to relish
the pursuit of success.
At 12 years old, Sellitto left the
bounty of hockey opportunities and
resources in New York for the nowhere of Florida.
Floridians preference for the sultriness of fields and waves make the
state a hockey Siberia, shown by the
fact that only three players in the
NHL are from Florida, according to
hockeyreference.com.
That (The lack of hockey culture
in Florida) definitely makes things
100 percent harder, Sellitto said.
But we have a lot of good kids coming out now with a chance to make a
name for themselves.
Because of that lack of culture,
Sellitto played club hockey, a move
that might have better served his career. According to Almcrantz, the
weighty, strenuous nature of Division
1 hockey can be diminishing, giving
players false security.
I have friends that play Division 1 that hate it, Almcrantz said.
The captain of the UNH (University of New Hampshire) team was fail-

ing in school but was able to continue
his studies so he could play hockey.
There is this perception that club
hockey isnt great, but really its less
stressful and allows for the growth of
a well-rounded person.
When a player does make it, club
hockey is able to replenish its talent
base, and sell itself as grounds for extending a dream.
When we had our welcome meeting at the beginning of the year I was
able to say, Look at this guy (Sellitto), Almcrantz said. Club hockey is
not the end of your hockey career if
you dont want it to be.
While an academic-based program and a 40-game season traveled
by plane cant compare to an the humbleness of an 80-game grind full of bus
rides, Sellitto feels FGCU has readied
him for whats ahead.
So far, minor league hockey has
been everything you can imagine but
a lot harder, Sellitto said. We will
work out an hour and a half a day and
skate an hour and a half a day compared to playing four times a week
with club hockey. But FGCU is what
helped me move up in the hockey
world.

Photo courtesy of Jason Almcrantz

FGCU HOCKEY
AT A GLANCE
n

Division 3 first game:

Sept. 17 vs. Space Coast Hur ricanes at Germain Arena
Highlight game at Clemson,

S.C., on Nov. 12

Division 2 first game

Sept .24 vs Florida Junior
Blades at Germain Arena
Highlight game vs. Michigan
State at Germain Arena

Ex-basketball stars prolong careers in volleyball

By Zach Gibbons
Contributing writer

Cross
country

GCU basketball and volleyball

have something in common

Adrianne McNally and Chelsea

Lyles.
They are former basketball players who are both now playing for the
FGCU volleyball team.
Surprisingly, they havent had
trouble switching from one sport to
another, they say.
McNally has already received her
degree in nursing from FGCU. She is
now a health science major in graduate studies. McNally came to FGCU
from Pinckney High School in Michigan, where she played four years
of varsity basketball for Coach Tom
Reason.
She also played volleyball at
Pinckney and was one of the standout players. In fact, McNally was
honored as the Pinckney High School
Athlete of the Year in 2005 and 2006.
Lyles earned a degree in communications from FGCU, and is now a
social work major in graduate studies.
She formerly attended Western Nebraska Community College,
where she played basketball and volleyball and was named first team AllRegion in both sports.
Lyles also attended Harrison
High School, where she was first
team All-State for basketball and
first team All-Area for volleyball.
She was named Harrisons female

Athlete of the Year.

Both players had a passion for
basketball, were offered scholarships by FGCU and accepted.
McNally played for FGCUs basketball team the past four seasons,
while Lyles, the JUCO transfer, had
played here her final two years of
basketball eligibility.
Lyles was drawn to basketball because of the strong recruiting pitch
by FGCU head coach Karl Smesko.
I was impressed by Coach
Smeskos offer, Lyles said.
Their experience with basketball
helped them with two key areas in
volleyball.
According to Lyles, it was discipline and jumping that translated
most.
She does admit, though, that the
toughest part of the transition is the
fact that she had been so focused on
basketball. I havent played volleyball in three years so Im a little
rusty, Lyles said.
Both players have high expectations for the season,
I think we have a lot of talented
girls on the team, McNally said.
In saying that, she mentioned defending A-Sun champion Lipscomb
as the primary competition for
FGCU
. Lyles liked what she saw in preseason.
We did really well in a tough
preseason, she said.
Unfortunately, the Eagles suffered losses at Oregon, Michigan and

Photo courtesy of Michael Hill, Assistant Sports Information Director

UNLV after opening 2-2 at home.

McNally and Lyles also plan to
continue in their sports after they
have graduated.
I would like to play basketball
or volleyball after my collegiate career, McNally said.
Lyles plans to move up in author-

ity in either sport.

I plan to be a coach after college, Lyles said.
But for now, McNally and Lyles,
young women whose athletic careers
have paralleled each other in many
ways, are happy to play at the collegiate level ... whatever the sport.