Volume XXXV Issue XIX March 23, 2006 http://www.fit.edu/crimson
Inside This Issue Russell Peters coming to Tech Peters’ humor combines bright
Students to
display array of
E-Week in Pictures Florida Tech Press Release observations with a youthful, hip-hop
University Communications
stage persona. He has been called an technical projects
international spokesperson on clashing
Stand-up comedian Russell Peters cultures. His work has been on the Com- Florida Tech Press Release
will perform at Florida Tech’s Charles edy Network in Canada and on Com- University Communications
and Ruth Clemente Center on March 30 edy Central in the United States.
at 8 p.m.; doors open at 7 p.m. Open to Peters’ performance is made pos- Florida Tech College of Engineer-
the public, his performance is $10. sible by the Florida Tech Campus Ac- ing students team up to create design
A star in his native Canada, tivities Board (CAB). projects required for a Bachelor of Sci-
Russell has been nominated for four The Clemente Center is located ence degree in their chosen field. On
Gemini Awards (Canada’s answer to the near the corner of Babcock St. and Uni- April 14, they’ll exhibit over 100 of these
Emmy Awards) and has won one. He versity Blvd. For more information, call projects in the Student Design Show-
Check out the main events from E- most recently was nominated at the Ca- Kasey Drennen at (321) 674-8080. Tick- case at the Charles and Ruth Clemente
Week in this week’s Campus Life. nadian Comedy Awards for Best Male ets are available on campus and at the Center. The community is invited to view
------------------------------- Comic. door. the exhibits from 1 to 4 p.m.
LaundryView debuts in
E-Week on Page 3 Projects include the radio-con-
trolled autonomous aircraft, formula car,
module robotic vehicle, computer visu-
Review: 30 Seconds alizations, pedestrian bridge, hydrogen
to Mars
various Residence Halls
powered jet boat, hydrogen production
reactor, and concrete canoe. Addition-
ally, some of the best and brightest
middle- and high school students from
many features including timers to inform The university is using Brevard and surrounding counties have
Stephen Hanna the user when their laundry is done, LaundryView to increase efficiency of the been invited to participate in the show-
Science & Technology Editor sound an alarm when there is a machine laundry facilities for students as well as case and display their science fair
The Crimson’s Mike Torsiello available for use, and report any prob- to discover and report problems with the projects.
Food Services announced last lems the machines are having to Food machines in a more timely and effective Florida Tech seniors conceive,
recently saw 30 Seconds to Mars week that LaundryView, a website that Services. manner. design, and implement their project,
at the House of Blues in Orlando. allows students to check the status of The laundry facilities behind Florida Tech’s LaundryView page
Check it out what he thought in this See “Technical Projects” on Page 2
the laundry facilities on campus, went Campbell Hall will be going operational can be found at https://www.laundry
week’s diversions. operational on the Florida Tech campus on Monday, March 22, and Roberts Hall view.com/lvs.php?s=63. Keep reading
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“30 Seconds to Mars” on Page 5
in Columbia Village. The website has sometime the following week. The Crimson for further updates. Election 2006
New books available
picks up steam
Shaun Miller
Political Analyst
With a few primaries haven already
taken place, this year’s midterm election
season is beginning to pick up steam. If
early polls are any indication to what
the results will be in November, Demo-
Evan’s Library’s newest addition to crats may have their first good election
their website allows patrons to see cycle in a long time. They are poised to
capture at least one Senate seat, in Penn-
the newest books added to their
sylvania, with several others tantaliz-
collection. More information inside.
ingly close. They also have a very good
------------------------------- shot at winning several important gov-
“Spotlight” on Page 3 ernors’ races, most of which are being
vacated by retiring Republicans. On top
Movie Times! of that, several incumbents are vulner-
able. Though polls can change over-
night, it looks as if the Republican Party
may be in a slump where being labeled
as a Republican will hurt a politician’s
chances of reelection.
Seven Republican governors are
retiring or are term-limited this year, many
of which are in large states. New York,
The Crimson brings you this week’s Ohio, Massachusetts, Florida, Colorado,
movie times from Melbourne’s Nevada, and Arkansas will all have their
theatres in Diversions! Check out governor’s mansions up for grabs in
LaundryView.com November. All of these elections are
what’s playing at local movie theatres Where is your laundry? A screenshot of the recently operational Columbia Village LaundryView system. being hotly watched, with New York,
this weekend.
Ohio, Massachusetts, Colorado, and
--------------------------- Arkansas boasting rather large Demo-
Movie Times on page 6
Columbia Plaque cratic leads. Additionally, the Republi-
can governors of California, Alaska, and
Your Security & You Dedication Ceremony especially Maryland are quite vulnerable
to losing their seat, given current polls.
However, Democratic are in danger,
A few words. Dr. Patterson, Humanities though not as bad as the Republican’s
professor and Florida Tech historian, speaks future, of losing control in Iowa, Michi-
at the Columbia plaque dedication ceremony gan, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Pennsyl-
during E-Week. The plaque joins the memorial vania.
outside Evans Library for the final crew of the Democrats are also hoping to gain
Space Shuttle Challenger. several seats in the Senate to reduce their
deficit or possibly regain control of the
Chief of Security Kevin Graham Columbia broke up during re-entry on top house of Congress, though their
takes a look at Spring Break, and February 1, 2003, All seven astronauts on chances are not as good at the Federal
board perished. level. The top three races to watch for
some tips for keeping your spring
the Senate are all held by Republicans
break safe. in Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Mis-
souri. Additionally, three of Republican
------------------------------- seats are likely to change party. On the
“Your Security” on Page 8 Courtesy of Stephanie Hopper “Election 2006” on page 2
The ACM Kernel Discovery Status Report Around the World
Check out some of the latest events
ACM’s Michael Rywalt takes a look The Crimson gives an update on STS- taking place around the country and
at internet archives, which archives 121, which has been bumped to July. world in news. From an airline
and catalogs millions of websites. NASA also takes a break to look back at blacklist to bird flu to more fighting
several accidents over the past few in Somolia, we’ve got it all.
weeks.
See “ACM” on page 4 See “NASA” on page 4 See “Around the World” on page 2
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2 - News The Florida Tech Crimson March 23, 2006
Weather Solar Table Next Launch
Friday Saturday Sunday STS-121 Return to Flight
Hi: 69 Hi: 68 Hi: 70 Mission: STS-121 Return to Flight
Sunrise (SAT): 7:08 a.m. Orbiter: OV-103 Discovery
Lo: 43 Lo: 44 Lo: 50 Sunset (SAT): 6:05 p.m.
Destination: International Space
Partly cloudy with a chance of Mostly Sunny and chilly. Partly Cloudy and still remaining Sunrise (SUN): 7:08 a.m. Station
showers in the beginning of the day. chilly. Sunset (SUN): 6:06 p.m. Launch Date / Time: July 1 / TBA
Windy. Unseasonably chilly. Launch Location: Pad 39-B
Kennedy Space Center
Around the Asia tem, if an airline is banned by a member Election 2006 Though not as close as some of
the other races, neither of the big races
Two workers were injured when a state, the airline is banned by the entire Continued from Page 1
fire broke out at a nuclear power plant in to watch have a sure winner. The gov-
EU, Norway and Switzerland. Airlines
flip side, Republicans may be able to pick ernorship was ranked the 11th most likely
west Japan. However there was no ra- can apply to be taken off the list. Euro-
up up to four seats if they can claim the to switch sides, though the Republican
diation leak as the fire originated in a pean travel agents are expected to name
four Democrat seats in the top ten races candidates have held a slight lead so
waste disposal facility. The fire did not the airlines to their customers and are
likely to switch parties. However, sev- far. Senate Bill Nelson, a Democrat, is
affect the main power generators which required to inform them is the airline has
eral of the races on the bottom race will not nearly as vulnerable as other Sena-
continued to function. The fire was con- been banned.
most likely stay under the same party, tors, though his reelection is not assured
tained and the two workers have been
World treated for smoke inhalation. None of the Middle East
which would still go to the Democrats’
advantage. Five of the top six races are
yet. Once the campaign season begins
after the primaries are over, Republicans
plants employees where exposed to haz- Initial tests suggest that the
held by Republicans, making it possible will funnel quite a bit of money into this
Africa ardous levels of radiation from the inci- deadly R5N1 bird flu strain may have
for the Democrats to close to the gap to state to help keep control of Jeb Bush’s
Intense fighting has broken out dent and it is reported to have no envi- spread to the Gaza strip. Tests were con-
50-49-1, still in favor of the GOP, if all six old house and possibly capture Florida’s
in northern part of Mogadishu, Somalia. ronmental impact either. Japan’s 55 re- ducted after about 200 chickens died in
races flip sides. second Senate seat.
Witnesses say that around 23 have been actors provide a third of the nations en- the town of Rafah which is on the bor-
killed and about 50 have been hospital- ergy and the government wants to build der with Egypt. Egypt recently reported
ized. The fighting was for the port area, another 11. its fourth suspected bird flu patient. Technical projects The student project simulates a
real-world work environment challenge
currently under the control of a power- Tests carried out on the birds in Rafah Continued from Page 1
Europe in a variety of engineering fields. The
ful businessman. Mogadishu’s militias have confirmed the H5 part of the strain
The EU has compiled a blacklist write a description, document the re- students apply theory, think creatively,
are clashing with the an armed Islamist but not the N1 part.
of ‘unsafe’ airlines. The list contains 92 quirements, and gain hands-on experi- and develop practical skills, such as
group seeking to establish order. Vio- However officials say it’s highly
airlines that failed to meet safety stan- ence. Most students find that these teamwork, professionalism, and leader-
lence between armed groups has been likely that the cause of death was the
dards and these airlines are banned from projects make education fun. ship.
common in Somalia since former military H5N1 strain. Israel conducted the tests
WFIT alert system activated
leader Muhammad Siad Barre was over- operating in European air space. The list for the Palestine Authority as they do
thrown in 1991. The country has been is available online and is updated every not have the technology to do so them-
without a government since then. three months. According this new sys- selves.
and many other emergency situations
Campus News
Florida Tech Press Release within seconds of the news being issued
University Communications by officials at an event’s point of origin.
With EMnet installed, an emer-
Tech’s WFIT 89.5-FM is the first gency management news outlet, such
radio station in the state to have in- as WFIT, eliminates the “daisy chain”
High School Students to Compete in stalled a Comlabs Communications relay system. The network allows broad-
tium for Oceanographic Research and An undergraduate team at Florida
Ocean Knowledge at Tech Event Laboratories’ Emergency Management cast stations to be individually addres-
Education. It is intended to increase stu- Tech earned first place in the Chem-E-
Florida Tech will hold an InSTEP dent understanding and knowledge of Car event in the 2006 AIChE (American Network (EMnet). The EMnet, an emer- sable, enabling many locations to be
Ocean Science Bowl competition on Sat- ocean-related topics and fields. Institute of Chemical Engineering) gency notification system based on se- specifically targeted at once. This speeds
urday, April 8, from 9 a.m. to noon. Southern Regional Conference. The cure, satellite-based messaging, was delivery, maintains signal quality and en-
Florida Tech Hosts Land-locked Youths
InSTEP: Integrated Science Teaching conference took place on March 11 at donated to WFIT. It is valued at $6,890, sures that the message reaches those
for “Hands-On” Marine Biology
Enhancement Partnership, is a relation- Mississippi State University in installed. stations that need the information.
ship between Florida Tech and Brevard On March 23, Florida Tech’s De- Starkville, Miss. In 1985, Comlabs, based in
Public Schools, funded by the National partment of Marine and Environmental One of 15 colleges and universi- “The system greatly reduces the Melbourne, Fla., was awarded the con-
Science Foundation. Systems (DMES) will host 50 high school ties competing in the event, Florida Tech response time of our old emergency alert tract to update, deploy and maintain the
The competition, open to the pub- students from a magnet school program sent an interdisciplinary team of five— system, where WFIT was just one in the United States National Warning System,
lic, will be held in the F.W. Olin Life Sci- in Ames, Iowa, that focuses on marine two sophomores and three first-year stu- chain of contacts to be notified of an NAWAS. Remaining the system’s cus-
ences Building auditorium. Teams from systems. The visit concludes the stu- dents. They were Matthew Herdiech, emergency.” todian, Comlabs has since broadened
Bayside, Cocoa, Palm Bay and dents’ two-week field trip to experience captain; Charmaine and Christine WFIT can now broadcast a hurri- the scope of its operations, diversifying
Rockledge high schools will answer natural Florida environments. This Flemming; and Jimit Shah, chemical en- cane evacuation notification, Amber into the arena of satellite-based warn-
questions in a round-robin style, in marks the third year Florida Tech has gineering majors; and Britney Alerts, and news of hazardous spills, ing systems technology.
ocean-related categories. These include hosted students from this school. Pennington, from the Department of Bio-
biology, chemistry, and physics as well “They’re back because they ap- logical Sciences. Faculty advisor, Dr.
as such non-scientific disciplines, such preciate the job we have done the last Maria Pozo de Fernandez, is an assis-
as history, economics and culture. The two years and we’re glad to have them tant professor of chemical engineering.
judge is Gary Wolfe, an Eau Gallie High back,” said Dr. Elizabeth Irlandi, assis- In the competition, teams design
School marine science teacher and long- tant professor of oceanography and pro- and build a shoe box-sized vehicle that
time National Ocean Science Bowl coach. gram coordinator. The students will ex- is self-powered by a chemical energy
Coaches are Florida Tech gradu- perience beach and lagoon studies at source. The vehicle’s task is to complete
ate students, Erin Emerson and Matt Sebastian Inlet, led by Irlandi and other a given distance carrying a water bottle
Scripter, for Bayside High; Phil DMES faculty and graduate students. of specified weight. This year the com-
Gravinese and Angela Johnson, for Co- They’ll study beach erosion, wa- petition distance was set at 68 feet and
coa High; Charles Mulligan and Diana ter quality, and look at the effects wind the amount of water was set at 250 milli-
Raper for Palm Bay High; and Pamela and vegetation have on beach stability. liters. Teams are judged in the catego-
Christian and Nadine Noorhasen-Smith The students will camp out at Long ries of presentation and performance.
for Rockledge High School. Point. The Florida Tech team earned the
The event is modeled after the Florida Tech Chem-E-Car right to compete against 36 teams from
National Ocean Science Bowl. This is a Earns First Place all AIChE regions in the 2006 AIChE Stu-
competition sponsored by the Consor- dent National Conference.
Melbourne citizens weigh in on country’s
“oil addiction” in Hartley Room
with the Natural Resources Defense www.aidemocracy.org for more informa-
Florida Tech Press Release Council in Washington, D.C. Lovaas will tion. Florida Tech’s Alpha Phi Fraternity
University Communications present “Securing America: Solving Our and Gamma Phi Beta Sorority will host.
Oil Dependence through Innovation.” For more information, contact: Jennifer
Florida Tech students will host a A question and answer period will fol- Bucheit (jbucheit@yahoo.com); Seth
town hall meeting to discuss “U.S. se- low. Green, chair, Americans for Informed
curity and the global environment and The town hall meeting is part of a Democracy (seth@aidemocracy.org); or
to specifically consider how communi- national series of town hall discussions Andrea Hughes (ahughes@fit.edu).
ties like Melbourne can help improve the on the same topic, sponsored by Ameri-
environment locally and globally,” said cans for Informed Democracy. The ini-
event organizer and student Jennifer tiative, called Securing the Future: Think
Bucheit. The meeting is on March 23 at Global, Act Local, seeks to give commu- Join in the meeting
3 p.m. in the Denius Student Center’s nities an overview of oil dependence,
Hartley Room. The center is located in which President Bush in his State of the
the heart of the Florida Tech campus, Union address called our country’s “ad- Thursday @ 3:00 p.m.
off Country Club Rd. The event is free diction.”
and open to the public. Refreshments Americans for Informed Democ-
will be served. racy is a non-partisan educational orga- in the Hartley Room
The town hall will feature an open- nization that seeks to engage Americans
ing presentation from Deron Lovaas, in discussion about the future of the U.S.
director of the Oil Security Campaign role in the world. Visit
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March 23, 2006 The Florida Tech Crimson Campus Life - 3
The new materials in the library E-Week in pictures
One way is to browse through the Knowing what information the
Sylvia Kroczewski shelves of new materials on the first library purchases for your education
Evans Library Student Assistant floor. Another way is to dive into can be beneficial. If you are work-
the online catalog and do a typical ing on your thesis or dissertation,
While reading your notes from search on the topic you are inter- the New Materials page would be a
your biology lecture, you run across ested in, limiting your search to re- great place to locate the newest ac-
a word you are unfamiliar with and cent years. The BEST way is to go quisitions. Want to impress your
there is no explanation. Curiosity to the “New Materials” section of professor? Take a look at some of
overwhelms you. That information the LINK’s Library News. The dis- the new materials in special collec-
wasn’t covered in high school AP play format, organized by month, tions, then slip in a comment during
biology. However, you are strug- lists the call number, author names, a conversation to show your inter-
gling to find the term in your old title, and location. These books, the- est and passion for whatever you
high school biology book. After a ses, dissertations, CDs, DVDs, and might be studying. The Evans
few frustrating minutes, you still annual serials are in call-number or- Library’s staff is always working
can’t find it. Another possible sce- der, based on the Library of Con- hard to make your college education
nario: you have an assignment and gress system. In February alone, and experience better and easier, so
the words “kernel” and “OS” were there were well over 300 new addi- take advantage of this online sys-
mentioned a dozen times in the tions to Evans Library’s collection. tem that can add to your success.
handout your professor gave you.
Isn’t a kernel the same thing as an
operating system? Using resources
that are few years old might have Photo courtesy of Stephanie Hopper
disadvantages when it comes to re- The machine by group “Little Red Firemen” was demonstrated on Wed. 3/1 as part of e-
search and studying newer terminol- week. Above, Elizabeth Diaz, Dean Waite, Jason Miner, Jared Doescher and Patrick Brewer-
ogy and discoveries. The newest in- Team Captian.
formation is necessary for these
topics and many others. Things,
such has the latest research on ani-
mals and, more so, the world of in-
formation technology, change from
day to day. To cope with the ever-
lasting pressure to learn about the
up-to-date developments happen-
ing here on earth and in outer space,
Evans Library is constantly adding
new books and other materials to its
shelves and its digital storage space
for you to use.
How can you tell what is new?
Courtesy of Evans Library
There are a few ways to locate ma-
terials that are new to the library. A screenshot of the Evans Library webpage featuring some of the newest books available.
Photo courtesy of Stephanie Hopper
The machine designed by “Little Red Firemen” that competed in the Rube Goldberg competition.
The machine shredded 5 pieces of paper after almost twenty different steps.
Photo courtesy of Stephanie Hopper
E-week activities on campus culminated in two competitions. WFIT DJ’d the final events. The
first was Fruit Works. The goal was to build a fruit structure capable of holding the most weight.
The completions were held outside Olin Engineering, the winning team is pictured above.
Photo courtesy of Stephanie Hopper
Stiff competition challenged all of the teams in the “Fruit Works” competition. Pictured above,
another team vied for the gold.
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4 - Science & Technology The Florida Tech Crimson March 23, 2006
NASA pushes STS-121 launch to July Shuttle program. KSC Director Jim On March 4, Discovery’s robotic
NASA plagued with Kennedy ordered a two-hour “safety arm was damaged after a bridge bucket
safety mishaps; tank standdown” that stopped work in the
entire complex.
struck the arm. The 50 foot arm has been
sent back to its Canadian manufacturer
sensors being replaced One of the biggest close calls for repairs.
occured two weeks ago when workers Technicians have been cleaning
Stephen Hanna inadvertantly started a small fire on the up glass shards since a March 3 inci-
Science & Technology Editor roof of the Vehicle Assembly Building. dent where a technician working on ther-
The 52 story building had two fully fu- mal tiles knocked a heat lamp against a
NASA officials have moved the eled Solid Rocket Boosters inside railing. The lamp shattered and sprayed
next launch of Space Shuttle Discovery stacked on a Mobile Launching Plat- glass throughout the cargo bay.
to no earlier than July 1, in order to swap form. If the fire reached the boosters, a
out faulty low fuel sensors in the Exter- catastrophic explosion could have Worker dies after falling off roof
nal Fuel Tank. The fuel tank, after being occured. Fully fueled, one Solid A worker for the Space Gateway
shipped from the Michoud Assembly Rocket Booster contains over 1.1 mil- contractor fell off a roof and died last Fri-
Facility outside New Orleans on Febru- lion pounds of fuel, giving off 2.65 mil- day, the day after the two hour safety
ary 25. The tank is now in its checkout lion pounds of thrust at lift-off. stand-down. The worker was doing roof
cell in the Vehicle Assembly Building for Other recent incidents includes repairs. According to Sam Gutierrez, a
final checkout. Endavour avoiding damage after work- spokesman for Space Gateway Support,
During some system tests, one of ers did not lock down the orbiter’s the worker removed his safety harness
the sensors gave a faulty reading. These nosewheel landing gear. Weight was and was moving towards the edge of the
sensors tell the shuttle’s computers shifted off the jacks onto the landing roof as a spotter looked on. The worker
when the fuel tank is almost empty, and gear, causing the shuttle to pitch for- then tripped over a lightning protection
shut off the shuttle’s engines properly ward. However, the shuttle was wire and fell backward off the roof.
during ascent into orbit. The readings stopped before damage occured. He fell about 12 feet, struck an air
showed a shift in the sensor’s resistance A cooling pump package on conditioning unit, and then fell another
to electrical current. The resistance level Atlantis had to be replaced after work- six feet, where he either landed on his
is key to accurate sensor readings. ers over-pressurized the coolant lines. head or his neck. It was unclear why he
While the sensor was still within specifi- Another pump had to be repaired. removed his safety harness.
cations, NASA officials decided to
The ACM Kernel switch out all four sensors - which bumps
the launch to no earlier than July 1.
Engineers are taking this extra time
Internet Archive to also replace two cockpit windows on
dium, it is vulner- Discovery with ones that have passed
Michael Rywalt able to hardware more stringent pressure tests. They are
Guest Writer and software fail- replacing the No. 3 and No. 5 foward
ures, data corrup- windos on Discovery because they were
“I’m not looking back, but I want tion, and other such losses. As anyone not subjected to pressure tests at the
to look around me now.” The words that today knows, working with digital infor- level that would prove they meet engi-
drummer Neil Peart wrote in the song mation can be both a curse and a bless- neering specifications.
“Time Stand Still,” by Canadian rock ing; it is just as easy to permanently lose NASA calls for safety timeout
group Rush, illustrate the natural human a file as it is to undo a change while ed- Officials, including Kennedy
desire to stop time and absorb the nu- iting one. The Web is no different. Space Center Director Jim Kennedy,
ances of life which might otherwise pass When sites and content go away, there called for a safety stand down last
by in a heartbeat. Such desire does not are no artifacts left behind for future Thursday so workers could contemplate
seem unreasonable in this fast-paced generations to witness, learn from, or a series of accidents over the past few
society—particularly on the cyber front, enjoy. The Archive preserves the web Stephen Hanna, THE CRIMSON
weeks. Some of these accidents could Just a look. Discovery sits ready for stacking for the STS-114 mission last spring.
with the size and content of the Web and its content, as it once was, and is, have been devestating to the Space
growing and changing at breakneck for generations to come.
speed. The Internet Archive, while not In addition to safeguarding this
exactly freezing the moment, does allow culturally rich medium, some of the
its visitors the ability to step back into a Archive’s content has even been
snapshot of time in the Web’s more than deemed admissible as evidence in court.
decade-long history—but, it is more than In a case between defendant Polska, an
just a novelty. American provider of a popular Polish
Since it was founded in 1996, the television network, and plaintiff
Internet Archive has been dedicated to EchoStar, operator of the Dish Network
archiving millions of web sites and their satellite service, EchoStar used snap-
assorted multimedia content, at differ- shots of Polska’s website, pointing out
ent points in time. The site, however, has violations in marketing agreements. The
a greater purpose than simply a means judge in the case overruled Polska’s
to raise old web sites from the dead and objections that the snapshots were little
forgotten, or serving as a pastime to the more than “hearsay” and originating
casual visitor. As explained on their from an “unauthenticated source.” This,
site, they exist as a non-profit organiza- in itself, is a testament to the strength
tion with the intention of providing free and veracity of the Archive.
scholarly access to a digital, historically The Internet Archive will live for
significant archive. Content runs the generations to come, providing a way
gamut with a petabyte of text and multi- to reflect on who we once were, and to
media files, web-sites, and in many better understand how we will have
cases, even software. changed hundreds of years from now.
The World Wide Web is one of It has already proven to be entertain-
the greatest accomplishments of human- ing, educational, informative, and even
ity to date, and like anything so dynamic, a reliable source of historically accu-
constant change is inherent in its na- rate data. It is our Internet culture, at
ture. Being an entirely electronic me- our fingertips.
If you would like more information about the Internet Archive, please visit
www.archive.org. For more information about the ACM, please visit our new
chapter website at acm.fit.edu, or email Derek Brown (dabrown@fit.edu) or Tim
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March 23, 2006 The Florida Tech Crimson Diversions - 5
30 Seconds to Mars tour one of their popular songs. I am
Michael Torsiello pretty sure they played a brand new
Diversions Editor song as well; whatever it was, it was
very good. If this is any indication
This past Friday, March 17, 30 of their upcoming work, I am very ex-
Seconds to Mars came to Orlando’s cited. Jared Leto, vocalist for 30 Sec-
House of Blues on their first headlin- onds to Mars, told the crowd to make
ing tour. They are on tour with Moth a bigger mosh pit than the one the
Meets Machine, Aiden, and The Au- audience had for Aiden, and the pit
dition (Emanuel was originally on the got fueled by “Battle of One”, one of
tour but a car accident changed their the band’s faster and heavier songs.
plans). I’ve been a fan of 30 Seconds They followed this with “Attack”, a
to Mars for a few years now and I had 30 Seconds to Mars song that got extreme amounts of ra-
intended to see them in concert last mance through their music and visual dio play last year. This made the pit
year but I didn’t get around to it. They effects. They were a bit heavier than (which was nearly half of the floor at
are definitely a band to check out if The Audition and they got the pits this point) the strongest it had been
you haven’t already. and crowd surfing going. Aiden is a during their set. I believe the only
Considering I had never heard band that uses the Wall of Death at all song that didn’t have a pit going was
of the opening bands before, I didn’t of their shows. For those who haven’t “The Story”. The only criticism I have
want to show up too early. The order had the pleasure of experiencing it, it’s with 30 Seconds to Mars’s perfor-
of the bands was: Moth Meets Ma- where the crowd splits up into two mance is that I thought Jared Leto
chine, The Audition, Aiden, and 30 halves (left and right) and on the cue talked too much. I have no problem
Seconds to Mars. I had never been to of the band (usually the start of a with bands keeping things interest-
House of Blues before and my first song), the two halves of the crowd ing by talking a little between songs
impression upon walking in was that crash into other and try to push each but Jared Leto stretched my limits
it was small. Considering major bands other back. It was pretty fun to watch. with it. They ended their set with
put on shows there frequently, I ex- After a long wait following “The Fantasy”, finishing off a fan-
pected it to be a relatively large venue. Aiden’s set, 30 Seconds to Mars took tastic night at House of Blues. I
Despite it being cramped, I found that the stage. They opened up with “A strongly recommend any fan of 30
it had a more personal atmosphere Beautiful Lie”, a single from their lat- Seconds to Mars to check them out
because no matter where you were, est CD. Considering I’m a big fan of in concert.
you were fairly close to the bands and
had no trouble meeting them after their
their first CD, I was hoping to hear
some of their older tracks with “Edge Concert Review Check back
sets. The Audition was the first band of the Earth” and “Oblivion” in par- Date: March 17, 2006
I saw (I didn’t arrive in time for Moth
Meets Machine) and they put on a
ticular. Unfortunately, they didn’t
play those songs; they did play “Bud-
Location: House of Blues (Orlando)
30 Seconds to Mars
next week
decent set. I’m a new fan of them now. dha for Mary”, “Fallen”, and “Capri-
Aiden surprised the hell out of me as
they put on a very impressive perfor-
corn”. I was very surprised they
played “Buddha for Mary” as it’s not
for the
solutions!
New gunslingers in the scene normal fledgling band stereotype of of the premier bands to see live. I imag-
Katy Shontz sounding like white noise. Highlighting ine they sound just as good live as on
Staff Writer the band’s unique range are eerie, strik- their first album… I see good things
ing, and emotional ballads like from Pistolita in the future. Check them
How do you make an emo band? “Voicebox” to hardcore-inspired piano out or get their new CD, “Oliver Under
Well, take a rather high-pitched singer, rock songs like “Metronome.” A pair of the Moon,” and support the band!
add guitar, bass and drums and top the lead singers, Justin Shannon and Conor
whole thing off with some eclectic in- Meads, gives Pistolita the typical emo CD Review
strument like piano. Perfect. We now sound, reminiscent of Andrew Genre: Rock
have another quartet added to the ever- McMahon of Something Corporate; yet
Artist: Pistolita
popular alternative circuit. their lyrical and compositional genius
But new band Pistolita takes a allows them to stand out in the crowd. Oliver Under the Moon
new approach on the genre. Taking in- If Pistolita ever ventures our way
fluences from bands such as Mae to again, after being in Orlando with Saves
Saves the Day, Pistolita transcends the the Day yesterday, they would be one
V for Vendetta, or Vibrant
Katy Shontz
Staff Writer
I walked into the movie theater this
past weekend only having seen a few trail-
ers of the movie V is for Vendetta; I had
no real idea what to expect. Based off
graphic novels, or lengthy comic books
with more of a plot to those who do not
speak nerd, we quickly learn the charac- Look for this week’s solutions in our next issue!
ter V is our masked hero. He is fighting
the injustice of the English government,
which is much different from the free world
of today. Take Brave New World and mix
it with your historical knowledge of the
Nazis and you have the new governmen- rected and written movies I have seen in a Warner Bros. Pictures
tal system of England. while. From choreographed violence to
V is fighting for justice, for those tearful stories acted out brilliantly to sym- Movie Review
(including himself) who were victimized bolic plot twists depicted elegantly
Genre: Action/Sci-Fi
by the government and is taking out his through cinematography, V for Vendetta
Director: James McTeigue
revenge on the key figures who helped in is a move you should not miss. The film
the destruction of so many lives. He takes you on an emotional roller coaster Length: 132 minutes (2hrs 12mins)
brings many of the government’s con- and allows for reflection on the ideals pro- V for Vendetta
spiracies to light through terrorist posed by the creator and how they relate
means… but the people listen. directly to the world of today. It is simply
The movie is one of the best di- fantastic movie.
Upcoming movies, CDs, and shows
Movies CDs Shows
March 24 March 28 March 25
Inside Man Atreyu - A Death-grip on Yesterday Ultra Music Festival 8 (Bicentennial
Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector Rob Zombie - Educated Horses Park - Miami)
Stay Alive
April 4 April 9
March 31 Bubba Sparxxx - The Charm Alkaline Trio (H.O.B. Orlando)
ATL Lacuna Coil - Karmacode
Ice Age 2: The Meltdown Pink - I'm Not Dead April 15
Slither Avenged Sevenfold/Coheed and
April 25 Cambria (UCF Arena)
April 7 Goo Goo Dolls - Let Love In
The Benchwarmers Bruce Springsteen - We Shall April 30
Phat Girlz Overcome: The Seeger Sessions Earthday Birthday Lucky 13 (Tinker
Take the Lead LL Cool J - Todd Smith Field)
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Last Time’s Solutions
Check back
next week
for the
solutions!
Look for this week’s solutions in our next issue!
Failure to Launch review
Michael Torsiello
Diversions Editor
Failure to Launch is about a man
named Tripp (played by Matthew
McConaughey) who is fully grown and
still lives with his parents. Tripp’s par-
ents (played by Terry Bradshaw and Kathy
Bates) want him out of the house. So,
they hire a woman named Paula (played
by Sarah Jessica Parker) to get him to
move out. How does she do this? She
does what she does to all her other cli-
ents: she fakes a relationship with the man
and in doing so gets the man to grow up Paramount Pictures
and leave his parents’ home. Tripp isn’t This movie has a half dozen well-
an ordinary client though. First of all, he known actors and actresses which prob-
has an annoying voice thanks to Mat-
Movie Review
ably helped the movie hold #2 at the box
Genre: Comedy/Romance
thew McConaughey. Secondly, Paula has office as of Monday, March 20. If you’re
trouble keeping her work separate from Director: Tom Dey
a fan of chick flicks or you simply are a
her personal life. The rest of the movie is chick, you’ll probably get a kick out of Length: 97 minutes (1hr 37mins)
for you to watch on your own. On a side this movie. If you’re not, you’ll probably Failure to Launch
note, I personally found Paula’s friend Kit be entertained if you take it for what it is: a
to be quite entertaining with her lack of simple movie that isn’t supposed to force
enthusiasm towards anything. any deep thinking.
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Your guide to video games The Feng Shui Way such as Kingdom Hearts and Final Fan- bumper stickers, iPods, and bookmarks. Room By Room
tasy Tactics. It is well known that, in the video game, Karline McIntosh two people share the bed, both parties
Derek
There are only two types of video the rarest and most powerful Pokemon Weekly Columnist should be able to get in and out without
Brown
games: a game, and the clone of that is Sudoku, which perplexes its victim one person climbing over the other.
game with Mario as the main character. with an astonishing array of numbers One simple way to determine Beds should also be made of natu-
Staff Writer
This has been seen repeatedly through- that have no value. whether Feng Shui works or not is to ral material that breath such as wood or
out the young video game industry, with There is only one gaming system use the room-by-room approach and bamboo. Water and metal beds are not
such examples as Mario DDR being a around, although it is given multiple track the results. I always recommend recommended. Waterbeds create an
The current “fad” in nerd culture clone of Dance Dance Revolution, Su- names based on its appearance. The starting with the main bedroom because unstable sleeping environment and
right now is video games. This started per Mario RPG being a clone of Final Gamecube, the Xbox, and the Playstation of its influence on relationships and the metal beds, with their magnetic proper-
approximately six years ago, and, like Fantasy, Super Mario Brothers as a 2 are all the exact same, save for the case health of those living in the home. ties, disrupt the flow of energy.
Chuck Norris jokes, grew to a size un- clone of Super Luigi Brothers, and Mario difference that is a life and death issue On average, most people spend The presence of all furniture and
imaginable until everyone, including tex- Tennis as a clone of Pong. Oddly for many gamers. While many people six to eight hours out of every twenty- objects in the bedroom should be evalu-
tile mill operators, began to create video enough, people have been known to buy claim that they are different, and offer four in the bedroom. The right location ated for their functional and or aesthetic
games for the populace to play. There- the clone game because it is nearly im- proof that discs for the Playstation 2 and and proper design of this room helps us significance. These items should also
fore, I, as a socially conscious reporter possible to pass up the chance to con- the Xbox won’t fit in the Gamecube, I to align ourselves with the natural flow be size appropriate for the space and
with a strict deadline, should not pass trol a fat Italian plumber (Benito Mussilini respond that they simply have not cut of energy within the home better than arranged to facilitate safe traffic patterns.
up this multi-hundred dollar industry and was actually a plumber at one point in the edges off of the bigger disc yet. The any other space in the house. Also, minimize the harmful effects of elec-
all of its nuances. his life, explaining why Hitler formed an Xbox360, a cruel fantasy invented for According to Feng Shui, the ideal tromagnetic waves generated by elec-
The very first video game ever alliance with him). sheer humor by a 24-year-old man from bedroom should be a rectangle or trical equipment by limiting their pres-
produced was, as everyone knows, Fi- Disregarding Mario clones, we Michigan, does not exist, as proved by square. It should be a recipient of the ence inside the bedroom.
nal Fantasy 7. Final Fantasy 7 was see many themes return again and again the fact that not a single person on the morning sunlight to boost energy lev- A great tool that immediately es-
known for its realistic graphics and plot, in games. The most important of these planet owns one. els early in the day. The room should tablishes balance in any space is to bring
which featured ridiculously large is Pokemon. Pokemon, starting as an With your newfound knowledge also provide the calmest atmosphere to the five elements in through a good use
swords, hair that not even Don King illegible answer on a student’s final about video games, I recommend that promote restful sleep. of color. Green for wood energy, deep
could keep together, and magic-energy- exam about evolutionary processes, you turn this knowledge into gold, like Ideally, the bed should be situ- red as an accent color for fire energy,
reactor-Earth-suction things. The cre- spread like a wildfire that doesn’t burn some sort of Rumplestiltskin on crack. ated so that it is easy to see anyone white for metal, black or navy blue for
ator of this game, Squaresoft, decided anything to Japan, where the idea was Take the initiative, create a novel new approaching the room. The reason for water energy and soft yellow or brown
that their life’s work was complete with solidified into the hard currency of trad- game concept. Within but a fortnight, this stipulation is to facilitate the need for the earth element.
such a wonderful title, and therefore ing cards, video games, television Nintendo will release the same game with for complete relaxation. If you have to A bedroom that enjoys good Feng
continued for the rest of their days to shows, lunchboxes, backpacks, under- Mario as the star. rotate your head more than thirty de- Shui is a sacred space that promotes rest
produce games of much lower quality, garments, tattoos, ice cream specials, grees to see the entrance when lying in and rejuvenation as well as houses our
Your Security and You
bed, you are set up to be startled again most private dreams and thoughts.
and again. The best bed position is di- For answers to your Feng Shui
agonally opposite the door with a solid questions, please contact Karline McIn-
wall behind rather than a window. If tosh at kmcintosh.com.
Kevin
Graham
Chief of Security
AMA-commissioned online survey
queried a nationwide random sample of
644 college women or graduates ages 17
to 35 last weeks.
Thirteen percent said they had
sexual activity with more than one partner.
Ten percent said they regretted en-
gaging in public or group sexual activity.
Critically Thinking UFO Conspiracies
The AMA is trying to call atten- More than half were underage when they
kgraham@fit.edu
tion to underage drinking among women first drank alcohol on a spring break trip. Nathan Miller tively dramatic spike in the numbers, one
because their bodies process alcohol The AMA said the findings high- Weekly Columnist can reasonably hypothesize that one
Perhaps this following column, differently and put them at greater risk light the need for alternative spring break effect of this monumental development
taken from the AMA web site, should for health problems, Dr. J. Edward Hill, activities. For example, the University of They’re here… They’ve been was to generate UFO reports. Perhaps
have been published before the break AMA’s president, said Tuesday. Nebraska, Lehigh University in Bethlehem, among us for nearly a century. They people were motivated to look up at the
but now that it is over I would like our Kathleen Fitzgerald, a 21-year-old Pa., and the University of Wisconsin offer move between the people of Earth, quiet night sky more often, and to take greater
female students to read this and recall, if junior at Illinois State University, said spring break “service” trips. as whispers. Claims of paranormal ex- notice of the natural phenomena that
you can, your behavior during the the AMA’s effort to raise awareness is a Gemma Kite, a 21 year old Lehigh traterrestrial activities have been part of they did not understand.
spring break. good idea, but probably won’t do much junior, is in Brunswick, Ga., for spring our culture ever since man dreamt of But let us not be petulant; a major
“CHICAGO - The American Medi- to curb drinking during spring break. break this week, helping build a house venturing out beyond our atmosphere. part in the practice of good science is to
cal Association is warning girls not to “I think a lot of students wouldn’t for Habitat for Humanity. Interestingly, such claims aren’t exclu- keep an open mind (though not so wide
go wild during spring break. All but con- really pay that much attention to it,” “It’s so much fun. We’re working sive to lunatics donning tin-foil hats. that one’s brains fall out). Most observed
firming what goes on in those “Girls Fitzgerald said. “They would just be like, outside in the sun,” Kite said. But is there really something to these UFO phenomena must be taken on the
Gone Wild” videos, 83 percent of col- `Duh, that’s why we do it.’” She said many students see spring contentions, or do the alleged UFO phe- (hopefully sober) observer’s word. A few
lege women and graduates surveyed by About 30 percent of women sur- break as “your chance to go wild and nomena perhaps fill a gap in our folk- have even produced photographs with
the AMA said spring break involves veyed said spring break trips with sun crazy in a different country where no lore that was previously occupied by picture clarity contending with murky
heavier-than-usual drinking, and 74 per- and alcohol are an essential part of col- one’s going to know you.” Kite admit- older, now less believable bogeymen? swamp water. So far, some of the best
cent said the break results in increased lege life.Also, 74 percent said women use ted those trips have a certain appeal, and Back in the early days of the 20th evidence for extraterrestrial activity
sexual activity. spring break drinking as an excuse for she hopes to take a more party-oriented century before UFO sightings and ex- comes from a creative interpretation of
The women’s answers were based “outrageous” behavior that the AMA vacation next year. traterrestrial experiences became declassified government documents
both on firsthand experience and the ex- said could include public nudity and “I like to have my fun,” Kite said.” trendy, paranormal encounters were from the 1950’s. These documents are
periences of friends and acquaintances. dancing on tables. Well ladies, these are the facts as still not uncommon. More accurately, often censored to omit aircraft types and
Sizable numbers reported getting Of the 27 percent who said they promulgated by the American Medical claims of other-worldly occurrences descriptions of unidentified aircraft de-
sick from drinking, and blacking out and had attended a college spring break trip: Association. The slogan, “What goes took other forms. Not unlike today’s tected by the U.S. Air Force. Is this a
engaging in unprotected sex or sex with More than half said they regretted get- on during spring break stays at spring ET’s, these reported encounters massive cover up of a century-old gov-
more than one partner, activities that in- ting sick from drinking on the trip. About break,” is not true…It lives on forever. closely followed the entertainment ernment-alien conspiracy to colonize the
crease their risks for sexually transmitted 40 percent said they regretted passing You can access the AMA web site genres and topics of concern for the planet? Is it not more reasonable to sup-
diseases and unwanted pregnancies. The out or not remembering what they did. at http://www.ama-assn.org. period in which they allegedly oc- pose that the release of information
curred. Many such fantasies took place about potentially unfriendly aircraft that
in a time before television, so most we have spotted has been deemed out-
paranormal encounters of the period side the best interests of the safety and
matched literary creatures and situa- security of our citizenry, particularly if it
tions, especially classic-inspired phe- indicates potential weaknesses in the
nomena, à la Frankenstein or Dracula. security of our airspace?
Space-based sci-fi has since become a While the evidence for alien visi-
significant contributor to our cultural tors is painfully absent, the possibility
lexicon. Accordingly, we see green men of extraterrestrial life is still present. Sta-
and flying vessels in place of the mon- tistically speaking, the case is pretty
sters and vampires of yesteryear. strong; there’s no shortage of planets
Sputnik 1, the first artificial satel- out there. Also, how often would natu-
lite to orbit the earth, was launched on ral selection give rise to intelligence in a
October 4, 1957. Sixty percent or 701 of group of species? To the best of our
the 1,178 recorded UFO sightings in knowledge, it’s only happened once. But
America in 1957 occurred between Oc- that’s no reason not to look or listen, as
tober and December. This is much long as we maintain some healthy skep-
greater than the 25% that one would ex- ticism about the claims that arise. Until
pect during this quarter. From this rela- next time, live long and prosper!
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March 23, 2006 The Florida Tech Crimson Sports - 9
March Madness Upsets upon hours researching every team in burgh 72-66; this, added to the upset of
Keuper Cup Regatta
Florida Tech Press Release
silver 7:57.5 from the Division I full
“scholar-shiped” boat. Temple’s
Philip Meyer the tournament to make the right pick (7) Wichita State over (2) Tennessee 80- Sports Communications “B” boat pulled up the rear with a
Staff Writer and choose those upsets that no one 73, proved that mid-major schools can
time of 8:28.7.
else sees. They become experts on the really compete at a national level against
Temple University took back the Florida Tech grabbed the gold in
Bracketology is back with the information behind every team playing. the best in the country.
Jerome P. Keuper Cup from the Florida three varsity events including the
NCAA tournament. Don’t know what With the first two rounds of the Tennessee came into the tourna-
Tech men after winning the final race Men’s Pair with a winning time of 9:25.6
bracketology means? It means the pre- tourney over, here are the upsets of ment mad when they were passed over
of the day with a time of 6:42.0 three with rowers sophomores Steve
dictions for the NCAA brackets for the round one. (12) Texas A&M beat (5) for a number one seed in the tournament.
seconds faster than the Panthers. Lindstrom (Blackstone, Mass.) and
NCAA basketball tournament, which in Syracuse 66-58, Syracuse had rode Gerry Experts expected them to go all the way
Florida Tech finished second Tim Osterhout (Pensacola, Fla.) de-
some cases can get rather confusing. McNamara to a Big East conference to the championship because of that, but
with a time of 6:45.6. Both teams dealt feating Stetson. The Crimson and Gray
See, the NCAA has a selection commit- championship and got a bid to the tour- apparently the selection committee knew
with a head wind on the 2,000 meter also took the Men’s Novice Eight tal-
tee it uses to pick which division one nament. It would seem, however, that something they didn’t, and gave Wichita
course, last year Tech managed to lying 7:20.7 on the race clock.
schools get to play for the national McNamara ran out of gas and had a dis- State a berth in the sweet sixteen.
break five minutes on a perfect day, For the second year in a row,
championship; they put them in four dif- appointing end to his, some would say Another big upset was (11)
but they placed second with a final the women’s varsity four came out
ferent regions and divide the 65 team over-rated, career. (14) George Mason beating (3) UNC 65-60.
time of 6:45.6. Embry-Riddle finished ahead with the events’ best time of
field into those regions with each region Northwestern State beat (3) Iowa UNC is the defending national champi-
with the bronze time of 7:30.3. 9:18.3 finishing ahead of both
having 16 teams. Think my math doesn’t 64-63. Northwestern State is one of ons and George Mason dominated them
The 2005 winning time to beat Stetson boats and Embry-Riddle.
add up? You’re right; there are two teams those mid-major conference schools almost the entire game, showing every-
was Florida Tech’s time of 5:57.3 to Tech’s WV4 included coxswain
that get selected and play each other that no one thought would win one one that UNC wasn’t the team they
Temple’s second place finish of 6:04.7. Desiree Tetrault (Naples, Fla.), four
first to see who plays the number one game in the conference. (11) thought it was.
On the women’s side, Temple seat-Safia Tappan (Sarasota, Fla.),
overall seed in the tournament (the best George Mason beat (6) Michigan Then (7) Georgetown demolished
again managed to take home the three seat-Jennifer Johnson (Port-
team in the country). After the teams State 75-65. Michigan State was one of (2) Ohio State 70-52. Georgetown rides a
Natalie Keuper Cup with a winning land, Ore.), two seat- Jennifer Hefley
have been placed and ranked in each the schools a lot of experts picked to go convincing victory to face (3) Florida
time of 7:45.0. The Panthers finished (Wexford, Penn.) and bow-Morgan
region the bracketology begins. to at least the elite eight but instead they who is the only team to really dominate
13 seconds slower still grabbing the Tweedie (Osprey, Fla.)
People can get a bracket from al- went home after one bad game. (11) the competition.
Japan Crowned World
most anywhere (I’m sure that you have Wisconsin-Milwaukee beat (6) So as the tournament continues,
seen the bracket challenge on facebook) Oklahoma 82-74. Again Oklahoma was watch for Duke, University of Connecti-
and then the research begins. There are considered a team that could go a long cut, Florida, and Gonzaga to make it to
people out there that are casual basket- way into the tournament but instead the Final Four, with Duke and Univer-
ball fans that just pick the teams they
like and leave it at that; however, there
are people out there that spend hours
they got beat and went home early.
In the second round the upsets
kept coming. (13) Bradley beat (5) Pitts-
sity of Connecticut in the championship
with the University of Connecticut to
win it all.
Baseball Champions
but fell in Round 2 behind South Korea
Shaun Miller and Japan, after dropping losses to
Staff Writer South Korea and Mexico. The Ameri-
cans finished 3-3 for the tournament,
Japan defeated Cuba in the finals ironically the same record that eventual
of the World Baseball Classic on Mon- champions Japan finished with after
day by a score of 10-6. The Japanese Round 2. The U.S.’s lone win in Round
team defeated South Korea in the semi- 2 came at Japan’s expense with a score
finals soundly by a score of 6-0, after of 4-3. However, the U.S. did earn the
having lost to the South Koreans in tournament’s largest victory, defeating
Round 2. Cuba had previously defeated South Africa by a score of 17-0 in five
the Dominican Republic 3-1 before they innings in Round 1. China finished with
fell in the final. The South Koreans the worst record in Pool A by scoring six
boasted the best record throughout the runs and giving up 40 to Japan, South
tournament, having gone 6-0 through Korea, and Taiwan.
the first two rounds before their semifi- Round 1 and 2 games were held in
nal loss. Japan had only managed a 3-3 Orlando, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Phoe-
record but managed to advance through nix, Tokyo, and Anaheim while the semi-
both rounds to meet South Korea in the finals and final games were held in San
semifinals. All six continents were rep- Diego, California. Orlando hosted Pool
resented in the tournament by the 16 D of Round 1 which contained the Do-
teams that qualified. minican Republic, Venezuela, Italy, and
The United States advanced Australia. Games were played at
through Round 1 behind rivals Mexico, Disney’s Wide World of Sports.
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Volume XXXV Issue XIX March 23, 2006 http://www.fit.edu/crimson
Darden hits in lone run for victory Tennis wins Players of
the Week
“Our defensive
Florida Tech Press Release effort was the best all Florida Tech Press Release
Sports Communications Sports Communications
season, to hold back
the Lions,” said
Senior Kelly Darden (Orlando, Hanover. “ I feel the The Panthers (3-12) fought hard
Softball
Fla.)hit a one-out, deep sacrifice fly in driving force in the to finally win a close match on a 5-4 de-
the 12th inning to provide Florida Tech victory came from the cision in their favor defeating the Uni-
with a 1-0 Sunshine State Conference support by the bench versity of Indianapolis (1-4) at the Fee
softball victory over Saint Leo Univer- which was excellent.” Avenue Courts.
sity in a game that saw Panthers’ pitcher With the interna- Florida Tech split the Greyhounds
sophomore Amber West (10-2), who tional rule in effect with the Panthers taking the #1, #2 and Courtney Harless
hails from Apopka, Florida strike out a from the 10th inning #4 singles action. In the one spot All
career high 21 batters, while Saint Leo on, sophomore pinch SSC player Keith Kessler (Brooklyn, Senior
pitcher Katie Heintz (10-5) of Portland, runner Thyra Dewey N.Y.) upped his record to 9-6 taking Position:Catcher
Oregon also fanned 21 hitters in a los- (Chelmsford, Mass.) down Jan Stastny 6-2, 6-2. Fellow All Hometown:
ing cause. started the inning off Conference player Cliff Giel (Savaneta, St. Cloud,
“This was a total team effort to- at second base as a Aruba) also improved to 9-6 on the sea-
pinch runner. She son overcoming Ketan Saggar 6-2, 6-2
Florida
night,” stated Panthers’ Head Coach
Ellie Hanover. “Amber was outstanding moved to third base on as well. In the #4 singles match, senior Major:
in the circle and Kelly came through big a wild pitch and Diego Quiros (Quesada, Costa Rico) Business
at the right time.” Darden worked the upset JD Greenlee 6-4, 6-4. Administration
The only two hits West allowed count to 3-2 before hit- “The team finally got it together
ting a long, high fly ball today,” stated head coach Bill Macom.
was a lead-off double by Lions’ first
baseman Ashley Urbanik (Riverview, to deep left field that “They played tough and looked like they Amber West
Fla.) in the first inning, and a lead-off permitted Dewey to wanted to win.”
tag up and score with- In doubles action is where the
Sophomore
infield single by Heather Stroud (San
Antonio, Fla.) in the seventh inning. She out a play at the plate. Panthers finally prevailed to grab their Position:
walked one batter. Heintz permitted four The Panthers third victory on the season. Giel and Pitcher
Sports Communications threatened to score in Kessler combined to defeat the tandem
singles, two of them infield hits, didn’t Hometown:
walk a batter, but hit two. Safe! Darden hits the lone run to bring Dewey home. the sixth when Stastny and Saggar 8-6 in a heated battle. Apopka,
The Panthers continue their win- while the home team dropped to 2-2 in Chisena beat out a slow roller for a single They improve to 10-5 on the season.
the SSC and 17-8 overall. and Naumoff beat out a bunt to lead off While the bif surprise came at the #3
Florida
ning streak to 17 for the year and Florida
Tech breaks an all time conference record Junior Katie Naumoff (Poland, the inning. Fettes was hit by a pitch to doubles action where Junior Christian Major:
of seven straight SSC wins. The record Ohio) collected two of Florida Tech’s load the bases two outs later, but Heintz Smith ( Arouca, Trinidad and Tobago) Forensic
for a non-losing streak was set in 2004 four hits, while fellow juniorsLaura forced Darden to pop up to end the in- and freshman Jeremy Casperson (Jack- Psychology
when former coach Nancy Bottge went Chisena (Ocoee, Fla.) and Kristen ning. Saint Leo threatened in the 11th. sonville, Fla.) outlasted their opponents’
for 21 straight. Florida Tech now stands Fettes (Deltona, Fla.) picked up the However, with runners at the corner with Justin Linder and Dustin Guthrie 8-6 for
7-0 in league action and 18-3 overall, other singles. no outs, West struck out the side. the match winner.
Men’s
Tennis
Cliff Giel
Junior
Tuesday Mar 14 Baseball St. Thomas (NY) W 17-4 Hometown:
Savenata,
Friday Mar 17 Lynn L 8-4 Aruba
Major: Civil
Saturday Mar 18 Lynn Game 1 L 6-5 Engineering
Lynn Game 2 L 11-2
Women’s
Wednesday Mar 22 Franklin Pierce L 8-3
Wednesday Mar 15 Softball Molloy Game 1 W 12-0
Golf
Molloy Game 2 W 13-0
Friday Mar 17 Saint Leo W 1-0
Saturday Mar 18 Saint Leo Game 1 L 6-5 Natalie Kohler
Saint Leo Game 2 W 9-5 Not pictured
Freshman
Monday Mar 20 Florida Gulf Coast G1 L 2-1
Hometown: Johannesberg,
Florida Gulf Coast G2 L 8-1
South Africa
Honor: Placed 2nd in the NIU
Thursday Mar 16 Men’s Tennis Washington College L 5-4
Snowbird Classic
Friday Mar 17 Univ. of Indianapolis W 5-4
Saturday Mar 18 Rollins L 7-2 Crew
Tuesday Mar 14 Women’s Tennis Washington College L 6-3
Women’s Varsity
Wednesday Mar 15 Univ. of Indianapolis L 7-2 Eight Boat
Mar 9-11 Women’s Golf NIU Springlake 12th of 18 Desiree Tetrault, Whitney
Invitational Given, Jessie House,
Maddie Smerin, Rachel
Mar 14-16 NIU Snowbird Classic 8th of 15 Purvis, Andi Cross, Anna
Beaman, Audrey Farson,
Mar 5-7 Men’s Golf Buccaneer Invitational 11th of 15 and Nicky Weiler
Your Guide to Video Games Stumped? The Feng Shui Way
The Crimson’s Derek Brown takes
an interesting look at video games See what Florida Tech’s Karline
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and how they became what they McIntosh says this week going
words? Check out the solutions to
are today. room by room in Feng Shui.
the puzzles this week in Opinions.
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