The University of West Florida has implemented a new printing system this fall semes-ter to replace the old ArgoNet Printing Services.
An email was sent to all UWF students on Aug. 15 noti-fying them of the new touch-screen printing system called WEPA Print Management System. WEPA is an acronym
for Wireless Everywhere, Print Anywhere.
As opposed to ArgoNet, WEPA uses “cloud computing” to wirelessly upload documents using the Internet and sends them to WEPA printing kiosks, according to the WEPA website.
“WEPA is unique to the print-ing world because it can handle print products from multiple platforms (Windows, Mac, Linux and Unix), and students can insert their USB jump-drive at
the kiosk, pull up their docu-ments and print on the go,” Jenna Flanagan, marketing director for WEPA Inc. said in a press release.
There are 20 printing kiosks on the Pensacola campus and one at the Emerald Coast campus in Fort Walton Beach.
“If printing volume warrants additional kiosks, they will likely be placed in new areas with an anticipated need, such as new residence halls, the College
of Business currently under construction or at a current kiosk location that experiences heavy demand,” said Ellen Till, direc-tor of Business and Auxiliary Services.
“There is no cost to the university for the kiosks,” Till said. “The WEPA program is a contracted operation, and WEPA bears the expense of the program.”
VOLUME 41 ISSUE 3 WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 7, 2011The voice of UWF students since 1968
Staff members from the summer 2011 Argo Camp pose in front of the banner that welcomes incoming campers.
Argo campers reunite
Life
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Opinion
Sports
VOYAGER IN BRIEF
The volleyball, soccer and cross country teams all opened up their 2011 seasons this past weekend. The cross country teams faired well against the weaker competition, while the volleyball and soccer teams took on top 25 competition.
2011 sports seasons begin
It’s OK to cry; WEPA printing woes
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Food trucks are taking Pensacola by storm, with a variety of foods ranging from beignets to fried alligator.
The UWF Art Department is welcoming its first artist of the semester, Derek Coté, on Sept. 15.
Food trucks have interesting variety
Columnist John Strickland argues that it’s OK for men to cry under certain condi-tions.
In a letter to the editor, a student discusses the prob-lems associated with the new WEPA printing system on campus.
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Health and Wellness Center moves, services expandKristine MedinaStaff Writer
The Student Health Services and Counseling and Wellness Services at the University of West Florida moved this summer into a state-of-the-art building.
Building 960, located next to the Center for Fine and Performing Arts, officially opened its services to the public in July.
The Student Health Center now boasts a total of seven exam rooms and has a lobby fully furnished with comfort-able seating. Jessie Mayo, proj-ect manager for the university, said in an email interview that
Building 63, the former student health center, was assigned to the School of Allied Health by the Space Utilization Committee.
The new building has a more open feel with a two-story glass atrium, a patio on the ground floor and an open-air terrace on the second floor. A room used for biofeedback, a type of therapy using technology to relieve stress in individuals, is featured in the office for Counseling Services.
“We get excited about students coming in,” Kelly Meek, associate director of Counseling Services, said in a phone inter-view. “Students would do evalua-tions and would praise our group
therapy sessions. The main issue students were concerned about was the lobby in the old building. Now, students get to come into a more professional setting.”
Mayo said the section of Building 19 previously belong-ing to Counseling and Wellness Services is now divided by Career Services, University Police and the Student Disability Resource Center.
Now that the office offers rooms specifically for group therapy sessions, Counseling Services will be increas-ing the number of groups in the program. The three addi-tions include: “Sexual Assault
Survivors,” “Yes I am a Black Man,” “Yes I am in College..,” and “Combat Veterans.”
Meek said that staff members are excited to have the opportu-nity to expand their services and programs with the new accom-modations.
The office for Wellness Services contains a peer lounge and various rooms for facilita-tion of group discussions and educational sessions. Living well workshops will now be held in the new classrooms in Building 960.
The schedule for workshops can be found on the website: www.uwf.edu/cws.
Christie McClungStaff Writer
Several University of West Florida students attended the Argo Camp Reunion on Aug. 31, which was held on the university’s Cannon Greens to commemorate five years of Argo Camp.
Argo Camp is a event meant to help incoming students adjust to the area and is held every August at the Blue
Springs campsite in Marianna.“It’s a three-day-camp program,” said Travis Roberts,
a UWF senior and Argo Camp Director for 2011. “It’s like an optional orientation program, but completely differ-ent from orientation. It’s more relaxed.”
Students can register for the camp for a $175 fee during the summer. Staff pays a fee of $50 but receives community service hours in return.
For the past five years, Argo Camp has held two differ-ent sessions filled with 60 incoming freshmen and trans-fer students.
When the students arrive at Argo Camp, they are split
See CAMP, page 2
n Past Argo campers gather; Cannon Greens hosts reunion
The kiosks do not actu-ally belong to UWF. They are borrowed through a contract the university has with WEPA, Till said in an email.
“Unused page balances from prints that were received free from the university expired with the shutdown of ArgoNet Printing Services,” Till said. “Reimbursement for free print credits is not appro-priate since there was no expense to the student.”
“If ArgoNet print-ing pages were purchased by a student, or if pages were received as part of the Student Government Association print give-away, and there was a remain-ing balance at the close of ArgoNet, students have received credit for those pages on their Nautilus Card,” Till said in an email.
The Student Printing Services website announced that SGA will be providing $1 per week, the equiva-lent of 10 single-side black and white pages, per student, of free printing,
as long as funds are avail-able. Students can request the $1 of free printing each week through their Argus accounts under the My ArgoNet tab.
Students may pay with a credit card, their Nautilus card or with their WEPA online account at the print-ing kiosks for additional pages, according to the Student Printing Services
website. To upload funds from
a credit or debit card onto your online WEPA account, you must deposit a mini-mum of $5.
Connor Durant, junior broadcast journalism major, said she has not even used the new kiosks yet. “None of the kiosks are in any of my classroom buildings,” she said. “My
classes are back-to-back, so it is really not convenient for me.”
Heather Boemler, senior cultural anthropology major, has taken advantage of the new printing kiosks, but said she grew impatient waiting for other students to figure out how to use the new printing service.
“I transferred to UWF as a junior, so I had about 300 pages with ArgoNet, and I used almost all of them,” Boemler said. She also said that it will be interesting to see how students being provided with only 10 black and white, single-side pages will work for students rely-ing on campus printing.
Larry Mullins, a senior communications major, has a more critical take on the WEPA service.
“The new system us very flawed,” Mullins said. “It is more difficult to use than the previous system and the process of printing takes much longer. It is also very discouraging to lose the free pages that were already allotted to every student.”
Will IsernStaff Writer
University of West Florida students are facing a 15 percent increase in tuition for the 2011-2012 school year. With more students paying tuition than ever before, UWF’s operating budget is the largest it has ever been, despite recent cuts in state and federal funding.
“Just this year alone, UWF received $8.1 million less in state support,” Kelly Russ, UWF Interim Director of Communication and External Relations said. “A tuition increase was necessary in order to manage these cuts while still offering a quality education to our students. UWF’s tuition is still 40 percent less than its peer institutions around the nation, and tuition and fees in the state of Florida are some of the most affordable in the country.” No doubt some students are unhappy about having to pay more, but many, like Carrie Stice, a junior public rela-tions major, say they feel the tuition hike is fair.
“I think it’s worth it because the school is a growing school,” Stice said. “It has to accomodate more students.”
The exact details of this year’s budget have yet to be finalized, Valerie Moneyham, Budget Director said, but the estimated budget that was approved on June 7 by the Board of Trustees shows an operating budget of $271,645,519.
Expenses include financial aid for the 2011-2012 school year totaling $2,009,54 and general expenses of $123,995,089.
Salaries for the 2011-2012 school year total $74,551,525,
up from $60, 012,941 the previous year.In total, $227,076,239 of the budget is slated to be
spent, leaving an ending balance of $44,569,280. “We are aware of the impacts of increased enrollment
and a larger freshman class," President Judy Bense said in a press release. “We are making investments to ensure that even as we grow, we maintain our niche of small class sizes and personalized attention to students.”
Bense said in her presentation at the budget town hall meeting on April 27 that over the past five years UWF has seen a 32 percent cut ($23,344,781) in state support.
That same presentation also described a loss of $4.3 million due to the end of federal stimulus just this year. Proposed solutions for these cuts are “employee benefit reductions” and to “continue to shift burden to students (tuition).”
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into different groups or teams. Each group then is assigned a name. Some past examples include the Orange Orcas, the Purple Pythons and the Green Geckos.
In these groups they complete different activi-ties throughout the camp. Group building activities, relay races, swimming and theater productions are just a few examples.
The theater production activity gives each group a chance to put on a play in front of the entire camp. The theme of the activity is what students expect to encounter or experience in college. Students bond with their group members which helps expand social skills and build life-long friendships.
“I liked being able to meet a whole bunch of people who also didn’t know anyone in the freshman class and seeing them at school and being able to have lunch with them,” said freshman Rikki Rodgers, a marine biology major. “It was a really nice camp.”
The reunion, which does not happen every year, was a chance to bring all camp attendees and staff back together for a small BBQ on the Cannon Greens.
It was a small, laid-back atmosphere in which students could just hang out and enjoy the hot dogs being grilled for them while catching-up with old camp members.
Briana Hughes, a freshman global business major, said she enjoyed the three-day camp as well as the reunion and would love to do it again.
“I met a lot of new people that I saw around campus,” Hughes said. “Friends that you made at camp are still your friends when you get back to school.”
Morgan SmithStaff Writer
The University of West Florida Career Services is now presenting orientation sessions for Backpacks 2 Briefcases, a job shadowing and mentoring program for all students, in Building 19 throughout the beginning of each semester.
Toward the end of a semester students can register for reflection sessions, where they speak on their experience.
Students can benefit from attending Backpacks 2 Briefcases in many different ways. Through the program, students can connect with a mentor who is a profes-sional in their field of study and shadow that person at work, gaining both knowl-edge and experience of their potential job.
Registered mentors in the Backpacks 2 Briefcases program now include 75-85 professionals.
Nathan Ford, associate director of Career Services, said that Backpacks 2 Briefcases helps all students secure their next step in their prospective careers.
To attend, students must preregister for the Backpacks 2 Briefcases orientation sessions on JasonQuest, UWF’s online job search system. That step makes it easier for students to accommodate both their sched-ules and sessions.
Jennifer Masiulis, experimental learn-ing coordinator for Career Services, said students earn valuable experience and learn formal workplace protocol through the program.
“Through the Backpacks 2 Briefcases orientation sessions, students will learn what job shadowing is, develop goals and identify what they need to do to prepare for meeting with their mentor,” she said. “Before meeting with their mentor, they will need to have a resume and questions for their mentor. We brainstorm questions
about workplace basics, formal communi-cation, building relationships, networking, professionalism and time management.”
Masiulis, who is also the coordinator of Backpacks 2 Briefcases said, “Students should know that there are professionals out there who are open, willing and avail-able to mentor them.”
Masiulis said that, while mostly fresh-man and sophomores attend Backpacks 2 Briefcases, upperclassmen will find it help-ful in exploring job opportunities.
“Job shadowing can be helpful at any point for a student, as connecting with and gaining a mentor is useful in their even-tual job search process,” she said. Having a mentor is a helpful step in beginning to network in the community.”
Backpacks 2 Briefcases is just one of the transitional programs that Career Services offers to students. Career Services also assists students with finding avail-
able internships and co-ops. Juniors and seniors who are more advanced in their majors find that internships and co-ops more resourceful.
The difference between an internship and a co-op is that internships are typi-cally one semester long and co-ops run the course of three semesters. Also, a co-op is always paid and always taken for credit, while an internship can be paid or unpaid.
One thing is evident in both programs: It pays to network. Masiulis said that, according to a survey conducted by Career Services over the summer, 93 percent of UWF students who interned in Spring 2011 reported that they found their internship through networking.
“Backpacks 2 Briefcases teaches intro-ductory level skills, and all of the transi-tional programs build on each other and connect to each other,” Masiulis said.
Art department grows
Printing: WEPA replaces ArgoNet Camp: Attendees and staff reunited
Katherine CorderoStaff Writer
One of the fastest growing departments at UWF is the art department, more specifically the Graphic Design program.
The department program director, John Markowitz, said that from fall 2009 to fall 2011, the department has had a great increase in enrollment.
“The number of majors has increased by about 25 percent, and the number of art minors has increased by about 35 percent,” he said. “Our new program, which is very exciting and a lot of students are interested in and are going into, is graphic design, which over the last two years has increased about 150 percent.”
“With such rapid increase in enrollment, one would assume that the faculty, supplies and space might not be able to keep up with the growth, but the department is not having too many difficulties with acquiring its resources, Markowitz said.
Greg Saunders, a drawing instructor, said he has felt the growth of enrollment.
“There is a shortage of equipment, like easels and stationary equipment,” Saunders said. “A shortage of equipment does make a difference.”
Marsean Otkins, 19, a sophomore digital art major, said she is also feeling the lack of supplies within the art department.
“I did not get paints that I needed for my 2-D Design class because there weren’t enough,” she said. ”I’ve seen other students not get all the materials that were distrib-uted, too.”
The growth of the department and shortage of some equipment has not been felt by all. Willie Deberry, 23, a UWF senior graphic design major, said he has not been affected by the growth of the number of students in the department, but said the department should expand to provide more opportunity These machines would be used to learn more about the different equipment students might come across in their careers, he said.
Devin Hall, 21, a senior and a community cultural development and photography major, said he has embraced the growth of the art department. Hall was an Orientation Leader and said he enjoys seeing fresh faces throughout the department following their dreams and working to become part of the art world.
“There are always challenges when you grow, and space issues are there, there’s no question about it, but we are doing pretty well because the university is supporting us,” he said.
Because the art department is part of the Center for Fine and Performing Arts, as is the Department of Theatre, the two departments have teamed up to build a light lab in the art department. Markowitz said the room is going to be used by theater students to learn how to light stages, by photography students, video students and even graphic design students.
Markowitz credited UWF with supporting his depart-ment throughout its growth. Besides the light lab, a brand new advanced digital media lab with the latest computers and media have been installed, along with cutting edge lights in the Art Gallery and a new CNC router system, which is a system where one designs 3-D models on a computer screen, then transfers the image to a machine that will cut and create that 3-D model.
Markowitz also credited Joseph Herring, a profes-sor of digital media and graphic design, for the graphic design program’s growth. Herring was brought to UWF to help start the Graphic Design program in 2008 and has been a leader in the program ever since.
“A lot of the credit has to do with the economy,” Herring said. “I also think a lot of the credit has to do with all these great new toys that we’ve been getting and being able to share them with the students. It’s really exciting for them to come in and see that they have things that match what they’ll be working on in the professional world.”
I do not approve of the way UWF has been spending money lately – putting new signs in front of every building and parking lot, painting Argonauts on the roads and implementing a completely unnecessary new printing system.
My biggest problem is with the new WEPA printing system. I am currently a senior, and I have used ArgoNet Printing for the past four years with no problems. I don’t understand why UWF deemed it necessary to switch to a completely new system with all new printers.
Don’t get me wrong – I don’t mind change and progression. What I do mind is the fact that my 1,100-plus printing pages that I had in my account do not transfer over to this new system. At 10 cents a page, that’s more than $100 in printing pages that I will never get to use.
I would have used more of these pages, but I was only given a 10-day notice before my pages expired. Thanks for the heads-up, UWF.
I decided to suck it up and pay to print something the other day, only to find out that the WEPA kiosks do not accept cash (Really?).
I got my credit card to use instead, but I changed my mind when I saw that WEPA charges 50 cents instead of 10 cents when paying with a credit card. The only other ways to pay are with a Nautilus Card or a WEPA card.
According to ARGUS, students can claim a weekly $1 page credit from Student Government Association. I have
claimed this credit twice since the new system was imple-mented, and it has yet to show up in my account. It shows that I have claimed the credit, but my WEPA balance is still $0.
As far as I’m concerned, the only “benefit” to the
WEPA system is the ability to print from a laptop. UWF’s website states: “WEPA printing kiosks are better suited for today’s students who come to UWF with
laptops and need to be able to print from any computer, anywhere on campus.”
I can’t speak for everyone, but I was perfectly fine printing from the school’s computers. In my four years here, I have never heard a student say, “Man, I wish I could print this from my laptop.”
If WEPA system was something that students actually wanted, UWF could have at least made sure to transfer our current page balances to the new system.
With tuition increasing every year, it is imperative that the University of West Florida make wiser decisions when it comes to spending students’ money.
I was reading a copy of The Voyager and after reading Freedom Whiting’s criticism of Governor Scott, I felt that I must present a defense of the governor I voted for (though admittedly not my first choice).
First Whiting attacks Governor Scott’s budget cuts. I feel I must remind everyone that the Florida Constitution requires the government to pass a balanced budget, and unlike our spend-crazy presi-dent, Governor Scott presented our state with a balanced budget.
One can argue that he should have made the cuts else-where, but at least he is not running a deficit. I would rather the state cut important, though not necessary, things and stay within budget than finance those things and run a deficit.
I would also like to point out that Governor Scott has refused to accept his salary as governor, something most politi-cians do not do. I personally think that we pay our elected officials too much. The purpose of paying them salaries is to enable poor people to run for office without worrying about missing work and letting their families starve.
The second point in which Scott was attacked in the previous edition of The Voyager is his refusal to accept $2.3 million in federal funding for a high-speed rail-way. I agree with Scott’s decision. For him to accept such funding would be a viola-tion of the U.S. Constitution.
As President Andrew Jackson, who was also Florida’s first American gover-nor (back when the Democratic Party was a good states’ rightist party), stated in his veto of the Maysville Road Bill, the Federal Government has no power to finance such internal improvements.
Nowhere does the Constitution grant Congress that power and for the Federal Government to finance such improve-ments would violate the rights of the
states. The states would become addicted
to such funding, and then the federal government may threaten to revoke the funding if the states do not comply to certain rules, hence rules such as the drinking age being mandated by Congress to 21 or why schools are often forced
to teach absti-nence only (as a Conservative I favor these stances, but they should be decided by the states, not Congress).
Jackson also stated in his veto that what few inter-nal improvements that are consti-tutional (mainly those of a military nature) “should be of a general, not local, national, not state, character.”
In other words, money should not
be taken from all fifty states and go to the benefit of a single region within a single state.
Scott has also been attacked for requir-ing that all welfare applicants pass a drug test. What is wrong with such a simple requirement?
Freedom Whiting pointed out that so far, only two percent of those tested failed a drug test. This could actually prove that Scott’s plan worked since many drug users probably realized that they would get caught and therefore did not go to apply for welfare, meaning that the only people applying now are the people that will use welfare correctly.
As I have said before, Scott was not my first choice for governor, but he has done many things that I voted for him to do, such as balance the budget and defend our state from constitutional usurpations by the federal government.
Is there room for improvement? Absolutely, but that does not make him the worst governor in the country.
— Sean GravelUWF student
Rick Scott is not the worst governor in the country
“Scott was not my first choice for governor,
but he has done many things that I voted for
him to do, such as balance the budget
and defend our state from constitutional usurpations by the
federal government.”
Incredibly Serious Business Letter to the editor
John StricklandColumnist
I am a man.I like eating a juicy
steak cooked medium-rare. If the steak is cooked any longer, it’s shoe leather. Dogs eat shoe leather. I’m not a dog. I’m a man.
I like using chainsaws. I trim hedges with a chainsaw. I cut the sleeves off of my shirts with a chainsaw. I hem my multi-pocket carpenter jeans with a chainsaw. Seamstresses use sewing machines to hem jeans. I’m not a seamstress. I’m a man.
I enjoy and appreci-ate the complexity and intricacies of the female figure.
You know who else enjoys and appreciates the complexity and intricacies
of the female figure?Lesbians.I am not a lesbian. I
am a man.Sometimes, when the
emotion of a moment overtakes me, I lose the ability to control the impulse to secrete tears from my lacrimal glands and I cry.
I blubber like a binky-less infant.
I put on the weeps like a pre-pubescent teen at the funeral of Edward Cullen.
I cry, and I admit it. I am a man.
Two of my best friends got married this summer. It was a tasteful and beautiful ceremony. I witnessed two people that I care about very much commit their lives to each other, and I bawled like a proud pageant mom.
I cried at the end of “Toy Story 3.” Fortunately, I didn’t cry in the theater in front of the children and their possibly single mothers. I kept my composure until I made it to the safety and security of my automo-bile, where I proceeded to put on the waterworks like an industrial-grade irrigation system.
I’ve viewed dozens of films about the Holocaust and World War II and
never shed one tear. I watch a cartoon about talking toys, and I let the tears flow like a frat boy who ran out of Natty Light.
There is a film being released later this month called “Dolphin Tale.” It is about a dolphin that loses its tail in an accident, only to regain it through the miracle of prosthetics and the indomitable commit-ment of the human spirit.
“Dolphin Tale” will make me cry like the lead actress in every adapta-tion of a Nicholas Sparks novel ever made.
Manly tears seem to be taboo in our culture. Some feel that a man who cries displays weakness.
I find strength in knowing that I display emotion in whatever way I feel is appropriate. If I want to weep like Clint Eastwood most certainly would have wept if his orangutan sidekick from “Any Which Way But Loose” died at the end of the film, I will do so!
I want to destroy this taboo with a chainsaw forged in tears and fueled by pride.
I am a man, and I will cry if I damn well feel like it!
Go ahead and cry, bro...
We want to hear from studentsW. Paul SmithOpinions Editor
Mark Twain once wrote, “The public is the only critic whose opinion is worth anything at all.”
It is in this context, as the opinions editor for The Voyager, that I want to personally encourage the student body to please send us your thoughts as often as possible.
The function of the opinions page is to be a sounding board for students’ voices. It should serve as a forum of healthy debate.
Already this semester, we have received several “letters to the editor.”
This is a very encouraging sign, and I can only hope this trend will continue.
There are plenty of valid reasons why a student may want to craft a “letter to the editor.”
If you see something on this opinions page with which you do not agree, please let us know.
If you see something in The Voyager at all, regardless of the section, with which you do not agree, please let us know.
If you see something happening on campus with which you do not agree or want brought to our attention, please let us know.
Or if you just come across anything at all about which you wish to rant and rave, please, by all means, let us know.
Also, while “letters the editor” are great, we are also seeking regular contrib-utors to write opinion pieces.
While all opinions from any political persuasion are welcome, I would specifi-cally love to have a regular contributor who is a moderate conservative or liber-tarian.
Though The Voyager has been pegged as having a liberal bias in the past (a charge that I think is bogus), the truth is we welcome voices from all sides of the ideological spectrum, but simply do not hear from enough conservative voices.
So if you can craft a cohesive sentence together and have something to say, there is a good chance we will print what you write.
Winston Churchill once said, “There is no such thing as public opinion. There is only published opinion.”
Well, we hope to turn public opinion into published opinion. Please don’t hesitate to let your voice be heard.
If you’re interested in being a regular contributor or wish to send us a “letter to the editor,” please contact me at [email protected].
Letter to the editor
Shelby SmitheyStaff Writer
The University of West F lor ida ’s Art Gallery will soon be open for the semester.
The f irst vis i t ing artist, Derek Coté, will showcase his exhibit “Watered Down Kegs of Rum” on Sept. 15 from 6 to 8 p.m.
T h e e x h i b i t i o n c o m b i n e s e l e m e n t s of architecture, light, sound and video, and will be on display at the UWF Center for Fine and Performing Arts in building 82.
C o t é , o r i g i n a l l y from Quebec, studied at Western Washington University and Virginia Commonwealth University where he received a bach-elor of fine arts and a master of fine arts degrees in sculpture and extended media.
“I actually started college as an archi-tecture student while working in a small firm as a model builder,” Coté said in an email.
Coté worked as an architect for eight years before exploring installa-tion art, which is three-dimensional works that use different types of media, such as sound and video.
“Installation allows me to experiment with relationships, play with the notion of space, and engage architecture in a physical way,” he said.
According to a TAG news release, Coté has exhibited nationally and internationally at the Brooklyn Museum of Art, Tacoma Art Museum, Art Museum of the University of Memphis, Delaware
Center for Contemporary Art, Houston Center for Photography, Exit Art, AC Institute and Roebling Hall in New York City.
Internationally, he has exhibited at Marmara University in Istanbul, Marc DePuechredon Gallery in Basel, Switzerland and Artwave Radio in Athens, Greece.
Coté, who now resides in Nashville, Tenn., explained the meaning behind his exhibit ’s interesting name and his personal connection to it.
“The title ‘Watered Down Kegs of Rum’ came from a book I was read-ing about the chronolog-ical history of the Native Americans,” he said. “My family possesses Native American heri-tage, so I was interested in themes of displace-ment and identity and finding a way to relate these ideas to myself
within contemporary culture.”
TAG Director Amy B o wman said these concepts of heritage and culture manifest them-selves in Coté’s work through his use of archi-tectural symbols.
The exhibition “mines cultural histories and explores the forma-tion of North America by addressing west-ern expansion and the notions of alienation, assimilation and exploi-tation,“ she said in the news release.
The opening ceremony of Coté’s exhibition will be free and open to the public. Coté will also give a lecture at TAG presented by the UWF Genius Loci Visiting Artist Lecture Series before the open-ing reception on Sept. 15 from 5 to 6 p.m.
The art will be on display until Oct. 20.
Rebecca BarnhartL&E Editor
Kasie Forman remem-bers being fifteen.
Papillary thyroid cancer was her diagnosis.
In 2005, Forman was treated at Sacred Heart Hospital with radioactive iodine for eight days. She was put in isolation and her family was not allowed to come into the room because the radiation was so harm-ful.
The next year in 2006, the cancer returned. Once again, she had another round of similar treatments that took even longer.
While in the hospital, she started making plans and became determined to turn her struggle into some-thing good.
“After having cancer, I started helping out in the community,” Forman said. “But I wanted to do some-thing different.”
Now a junior at the University of West Florida, Forman is the founder of a non-profit organization, Kasie Helpz Kidz. In 2008, she began the foundation’s efforts by emailing teddy
bear companies for dona-tions to give out to patients. One company in Michigan mailed her over 200 teddy bears.
Forman, along with another UWF student and fellow cancer survivor Sarah Norman, count on the help of their family and friends to provide a variety of services to young cancer victims. This can include wigs, support groups or anything else they need.
“I want to help kids know they are not alone,” Forman said.
Spending so much time in the hospital took a toll on her grades. She said she hopes to begin offer-ing tutoring services at the hospital, so that kids don’t have to feel like they are behind.
Her ultimate dream is to get a camp started in North Georgia near the Smoky Mountains for cancer patients from Northwest Florida. The location appealed to Forman because of its beauty and higher elevation, making for a milder climate, which
she believes will help the kids’ condition.
A recent volleyball tournament, shrimp boil and watermelon-carving contest at Bamboo Willie’s on Pensacola Beach raised an initial $2,500 for the foundation. That was until Forman received a $30,000 donation. This donation will be given annually to the foundation.
“I didn’t think it would happen this fast, but I wanted it to,” Forman said.
Forman’s fight for her health is not over.
Although she has been cancer-free since 2007, she said she had surgery a week ago because “the treat-ments have done so much damage.” Forman no longer has a thyroid and takes medication daily to regulate her hormones.
Going to school full-time and working on the foun-dation keeps Forman busy. “I don’t get paid for this,” she said. “It’s all volunteer work.”
If you would like to volunteer, donate or know cancer-stricken kids the foundation can assist, email [email protected].
Nicole YeakosStaff Writer
Nothing beats a bright and sunny September day. There is a saltwater breeze mixed with the mouth-watering scent of freshly cooked seafood dancing through the air in down-town Pensacola.
The 34th annual Pensacola Seafood Festival, presented by Fiesta of Five Flags and Florida Blue, is a celebration worth marking the calendars. It promises memorable food, fun and entertainment for all ages.
On Friday, Sept. 23 at 11 a.m., historic downtown Pensacola will be bustling with local restaurants and their best dishes, live musi-cal performances by local and regional bands and more than 100 arts and crafts vendors.
“We have a lot of new events to offer,” said Whitney Fike, public rela-tions and marketing coordi-nator for the Fiesta of Five Flags Association.
Notable additions to this year’s festival include two nationally known bands.
Drivin’ n’ Cryin’, a Southern rock band from Atlanta, will take the stage at Bartram Park on Friday night. Emerson Drive, a Canadian country band, will headline Saturday night’s concert lineup on the same stage.
“Florida has always been a great place for us to play over the past 10 years,” said Emerson Drive lead vocalist Brad Mates. “We look forward to playing the Seafood Fest and seeing our Florida fans again this year.”
Local acts includ-ing Katie Rogers, the Adam Holt Band, Modern Eldorados and several others are prepared to rock the crowds, as well. Festival guests attending the concerts are encour-aged to bring lawn chairs or blankets.
Aside from pleasing ears, the festival has high hopes of pleasing hungry stomachs, as well.
A new “Gulf to Table” area in Fountain Park will host local restaurants and caterers that will serve tapas-style dishes of their signature recipes at reason-able prices, Fike said in a news release.
“The smaller charge will definitely fit student budgets,” she said.
Of the many other intriguing vendors, Hey Mon Caribbean Cooking Magic is a festival regular. This Tampa-based shop of all-natural sauces and seasonings has seven differ-ent flavors and spices that will appeal to a wide variety
of guests. From a sweet pine-
apple orange glaze to a spicy Jamaican jerk favor-ite, there is no question why Hey Mon is returning to the festival for a sixth time. Samples of all prod-ucts will be available to try with corn chips and each purchase will include a sheet of suggested cooking uses.
D i a n n a B i s h o p , co-founder of the business, assures excited guests that “you don’t have to know all the spices to cook good food.”
For those who are look-ing for a more artistic experience at the festival, 130 artisans and craftsmen will travel cross-country to be a part of one of the larg-est arts and crafts festivals in northwest Florida.
Diane Brim, the abstract artist who created the artwork seen on this year’s festival flyer, will sign post-ers at a booth next to the gazebo in Seville Square.
As if the food, the art and the music aren’t enough, there is still more.
A 5K run will start at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday at Seville Quarter.
The Seafood Fest has something for everyone.
Visit www.fiestaof-fiveflags.org for a full schedule.
Sarah Norman, left, and Kasie Forman, right, pose with a teddy bear, similar to the ones given out at Sacred Heart Hospital by Forman’s foundation, “Kasie Helpz Kidz.” It aims to help provide services for cancer-stricken children.
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The Seafood Festival has food vendors, arts and crafts booths, music and more.
TAG exhibitionflows into CFPA
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Emerson Drive, a country band, will be performing Saturday night at 9:30 p.m.
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The exhibition, “Watered Down Kegs of Rum,” incorporates architectural symbols.
A new taste wheels into townJosh CooperStaff Writer
The smell of the deep fryer grabbed my attention as I got out of my car and walked up to Summerlin’s Seafood.
The two ladies inside the wooden cabin-like trailer smiled and told me to come around front and look at the menu.
Summerlin’s Seafood, like many other food trucks, is becoming popular around the Pensacola area. Summerlin’s is one of a few that have popped up over the past year.
Summerlin’s serves up fish, shrimp, alligator, burg-ers and chicken, deep-fried and full of flavor to anyone who stops by.
Angela Summerlin, owner of Summerlin’s Seafood, said the little shack has 50 to 60 customers a day. Summerlin said she grew up in Pensacola and in the restaurant busi-ness.
She has been at her loca-tion at the corner of W Street and Van Pelt Avenue for about a year. Maria’s Fresh Seafood Market on East Cervantes Street provides her seafood needs.
“I have people drive from all over,” she said. “Everybody loves my gator.”
I can see why everyone likes the gator. It was deli-cious and worth every penny at $9.50 with a drink.
Jack Beignet Enterprises is another truck that has gained popularity over the past few years.
Jack Trapp, the owner of Jack Beignet Enterprises, invented the Bavarian cream-filled beignets while
working for a festival a few years ago. The beig-nets were very fluffy and perfectly sugary, priced at $5 for a basket-full.
Trapp, who is from Chicago, has been driving his truck full-time for the past seven or eight years after retiring from the jewelry business three years ago.
He has been at his loca-tion at the corner of Olive Road and Ninth Avenue since October 2010.
Although food trucks are often a staple at festi-vals, Trapp does not partic-ipate. “I’m retired,” he said. “I don’t have to work that hard. I don’t want to work that hard.”
Photo by Josh Cooper
Jack Trapp, owner of Jack Beignet Enterprises, poses next to his food truck.
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September 7
Career Services will be hosting a Co-Op Info session from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.in Bldg 19.
Co-Op is always paid, always for credit, and the work experience compliments academics. Attending a Co-Op Info Session is the first step towards becoming a Co-Op participant. All students are invited to attend. Preregistration is required.
Pre-register by calling Career Services at 850-474-2254, stopping by Career Services, Building 19, North Entrance, or R.S.V.P. through JasonQuest.
September 8
As a part of Career Services, “Backpacks to Briefcases” series they will be hosting another session from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Are you interested in discovering more about a particular career? Would you like to connect to a mentor in the field to learn more about it?
Would you like to shadow someone in a particular career? We can help! Attend a Backpacks 2 Briefcases orientation session to learn more about how to find a UWF mentor and start a job shadowing experience!
RSVP on JasonQuest or call Career Services at 850-474-2254.
September 9
Delta Sigma Pi will be hosting an outdoors recruiting session from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. on the sand courts at the UWF gym.
Come join the Delta Sigs for a fun game of volleyball and a cookout. Delta Sigma Pi is a co-ed professional business fraternity. We focus on social, community service and professional events. Come have fun while preparing yourself for the future.
September 9
The UWF Rugby team will perform an intersquad scrimmage with teams picked by the team captains. This match will be held on the IM Fields from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
September 12
Delta Sigma PI will be hosting an ice cream social as a part of their recruitment efforts in the College of Business from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
The UWF Debate Team will be having their tryout for the 2011-12 year in the Mock Trial Courtroom in Bldg 78, room 145 at 4 p.m.
For anyone who is interested in being an attorney or a witness on the team please email to inquire what information will be requested during the tryouts.
September 7 - 11
The UWF will be hostingits Panhellinic Sorrority Recruitment. For more information visit www.uwf.edu/greekaff.
September 9
The iTen Wired Summit is a consortium of information technology entrepreneurs gathering annually to discuss the latest trends and best practices of the field. This event will take place in the SSE bldg from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The iTen Wired 2011 will focus on "Leveraging Education & Technology." An array of speakers from around the Southeastern US will visit Pensacola and present a variety of topics. Keynote Speaker is Theresa Brunasso, who is an Alumna of UWF and founder and president of D & S Microwave.
September 10 - 11
Join your Outdoor Adventures team as we hike, kayak, camp, swim and explore the historical Ft. Pickens campground. We head out Saturday, September 10 at 10:00 a.m. and return Sunday September 11, at 5:00 pm. Remember that ALL equipment is provided and no experience is necessary.
Sign up at the Customer Service Desk to reserve your spot! Visit our website for upcoming trips at uwf.edu/outdooradventure.
September 10
The University will be holding an auction of surplus items on Saturday, Sept. 10 in Building 95. Preview will begin at 8 a.m, and the auction will start at 9 a.m. Garth's Auction will handle the sale.
September 13 - 14
UWF Pensacola CampusFREE monthly HIV TESTING is returning to campus! Third party testers will offer FREE Rapid Response HIV Testing. Testing will be offered upstairs in the Commons from 10:00 a.m. -3:00 p.m.
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Chris ElkinsSport’s Editor
The University of West Florida volleyball team went to Indianapolis hoping to start the season strong as they matched up against two top-15 teams in the UIndy Invitational on Friday and Saturday.
Instead, the Argonauts left the tournament with a 1-3 record and a lot to build on for the rest of the season.
The Argos can be comforted by the efforts of sophomore Lindsay Homme and freshman Autumn Duyn.
Homme earned a spot on the All-Tournament Team after recording 60 kills and 12 blocked shots and Duyn recorded two double-doubles and led the Argos with 63 kills during the tournament.
Pearce also performed
well, recording 142 assists, which is an average of 8.88 per set.
UWF lost their first match of the season, three sets to two. UWF lost the first set 25-23 but cruised through the next two sets winning 25-18 and 25-21. Ashland avoided the loss in the fourth set, winning 25-23 to force a fifth set.
The Argos led the final set early, but Ashland scored seven of the final eight points to win the match.
Sophomore Lindsay Homme led the team with 15 kills and sophomore Molly Pearce led the teams with 36 assists.
In the Argos’ second match of the day, the team started strong, winning their first two sets 28-26 and 25-23. Indianapolis came back to win the next two sets 26-24 and 25-22.
The Argos came back determined in the final set of the day, scoring the first four points and never losing the lead on the way to a 15-12 victory.
Duyn led the Argos with 21 kills and secured her
first double-double with 19 digs. Homme finished with 20 kills and junior Anna Stoecklein led the team with 25 digs.
Pearce again led the team with 51 assists.
The second day would
prove to be even harder than the first, as UWF matched up against No. 10 Hillsdale and a hot Northern Kentucky team.
Hillsdale started strong, leading all of the first set and winning it 25-19. UWF kept it close in the second set, leading by three on three different occasions. However, Hillsdale went on a 7-1 run to take the lead 20-16 and eventually win the match 25-22.
Hillsdale was more than the Argos could handle in the third set, leading the entire match and winning it 25-20.
Duyn recorded her second double-double of the tournament, record-ing 12 digs and leading the team with 18 kills.
Northern Kentucky played UWF as their second match of the tournament, but UWF would be just
another casualty of the Norse on their way to four victories for the tourna-ment.
UWF dropped the first set 25-15, but kept it close in the second set leading by as much as seven points. The Norse came back on a 9-1 run and secured the set by scoring the final three points and winning 25-23.
Things looked hopeful again for the Argos in the third set as they jumped to a 6-1 lead. However, Northern Kentucky came back with a 6-0 run later in the match to lead 15-14 and won the set 25-22.
The Argos will look to bounce back this weekend as they travel to Denver to compete in the Colorado Premier Challenge. UWF opens up against Colorado-Colorado Springs Friday afternoon and plays Washburn Friday night.
7Fitness &
portsS
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The Rugby club celebrates a 28-0 victory at the 2011 Conference Championship over Tulane University.
Sophomore Molly Pearce has 113 more assists than the Argos’ second-most assister.
Men’s soccer falls to No. 14 Barry, defeats Nova 2-1
Volleyball starts season rough at UIndy Invite
Rachel GilesStaff Writer
The University of West Florida rugby club has big goals and a big reputation to maintain after its success last year.
The club won the 2010 National Small College Rugby Division III Championship last spring and boasted an undefeated regular season. The club earned the right to move up to Division II this year when they were ranked sixth in an NSCRO D-III poll.
“I think the biggest win was the conference cham-pionship against Tulane,” Head Coach Michael Parlato said. “It was huge.”
The sport’s club has been on campus 11 years and is open for all students to join.
The club’s biggest obsta-cle so far has been finding a “scrumhalf,” Parlato said.
A scrumhalf is also referred to as a halfback and usually directs the plays and is a good passer.
“Our first goal is a big tournament in November and obviously winning that would be our goal for the pre-season,” Parlato said.
The players say they have their own personal goals this season.
“Last year, as a rookie, I understood the game, but I just used my athleticism,” Darriel Young, a sopho-more physics major, said. “This year, I want to be a more complete player.”
In addition to work on the field, the club is involved in local charity work.
“The biggest thing we want to take on this year is helping the children’s hospital,” Parlato said. “That’s the biggest thing outside of rugby.”
The players do charity work for the hospital once a month and are currently selling programs to raise funds to build a game room for the young patients.
Recently, seven players visited Sacred Heart hospi-tal with toys for sick chil-dren and posed for photos with them.
“When I saw the looks on a lot of their faces, there was no reason to be sad,” Young said. “I felt really happy.”
All “A team” players —
the top 23 on the club — are required to attend two fundraisers per year and three charity events. The club currently has 26 returning players and 10 rookies.
“They love it,” Parlato said. “They have a lot of fun.”
Parlato said that the club
also has a booster club this year and that the club’s budget “has doubled in the past three years.”
Not only do the players work together on the field and at charity events, they meet regularly to hang out. Club Captain Dale Russell, a senior majoring in psychol-ogy, said the club has
potluck meals on Friday nights, watches interna-tional rugby games on TV and has cookouts.
“This summer I went rock climbing a lot with some of the players,” Parlaton said.
The season begins on Sept. 24 against Southern Mississippi.
Nick Swartz kicks a penalty kick at the 2011 Regional Championships.
The Rugby club fights for the ball against Furman at Regionals.
Chris ElkinsSports Editor
UWF looked like it might upset No. 14 Barry to start off the season strong on Friday in Miami Shores. However, Barry tied the game with 13 minutes remaining and then lost six minutes into overtime.
Senior transfer Junior Prevalus scored the long goal for the Argos in the 34th minute. Prevalus comes to UWF in his final year of eligibility after playing at Culver-Stockton College in Canton, Missouri.
In the second half, Barry outshot UWF 12 to six on their way to tying the game.
With less than two minutes left in regu-lation, Barry senior Mark Anderson, who
scored the tying goal, nearly won the game when his shot ricocheted off the goal post.
NCAA Division II soccer overtime
consists of two 10-minute periods, under the “golden goal rule,” where the first goal wins the game, or the game ends in a draw.
Barry junior Kendall Sealy shot the ball over freshman goalkeeper Stuart McCrory’s head to win the game.
McCrory finished with six saves.Barry outshot UWF 11-19 and Barry
defenders blocked four shots for the defense compared to zero from UWF.
In their second game of the season, UWF defeated Nova Southeastern 2-1 on Sunday in Ft. Lauderdale.
UWF had a strong defensive effort and agressive offensive as the team outshot the Sharks 9-1 in the first half.
Senior Matthew Aldred started the
scoring for the Argos 51 seconds into the second half with an assist from sopho-more Nick Salafrio
In the 60th minute, McCrory made a diving block to prevent Nova
from scoring on a free kick, but Nova fresh-
man Anthony Jack shot the loose ball into the goal to tie the game.
Prevalus scored his second goal of the season coming off the bench to put the Argos up 2-1 in the 64th minute.
UWF plays Rollins College in Winter Park on Friday.
Cross country sweeps
opening races
Chris ElkinsSports Editor
The University of West Florida men’s and women’s cross coun-try team swept the MC Season Opener hosted by Mississippi College on Thursday.
In the men’s race, Junior Martinique Sykes placed second over-all and was first for the Argonauts squad that put six runners in the top 10.
Sykes finished in a time of 16:04 for the 5k race, followed by freshman Chris Roach, Dominique Sykes, and Eddie Pagan with times of 16:06, 16:16, and 16:22, respectivley.
“Our veterans all ran very well,” said Head Coach John Bergen in a press release. “But the great thing today was that the four freshmen ran right with the veterans. Halfway through the race we had a big pack running at the front, and watch-ing a sea of blue coming around the corner was a great thing to see.”
In the women’s race, freshman Kelley Bahn led the Argos who put three runners in the top six.
Bahn finished with a time of 16:05 for the 4k race. The standard distance is 6k.
Bahn was followed by freshman Aimee Marsh who finished fourth with a time of 16:13 and sopho-more Renea Porsch who finished sixth with a time of 16:20.
“It was a very nice start for the ladies,” Head Coach John Bergen said in a press release. “I’m really pleased with all five of our freshmen [ladies]. They ran well for their very first meet.”
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Aldred is the leading returning scorer.
Garrett SpencerStaff Writer
Cross country frontrun-ner Eddie Pagan is a man feared on the racetrack, respected amongst friends and bragged about by coaches.
The senior sports management major is the captain of the cross country team and the No. 1 return-ing runner. He finished 10th in the region and first for the Argos’ last season.
“Eddie’s story is an interesting one,” Head
C o a c h J o h n B e r g e n said. “He came to us as a w a l k - o n his sopho-more year. The very next prac-
tice, after our time trials, he rolled his ankle. After his injury he worked his way back onto the team and back to one of the most competitive guys on the team.”
Bergen said he expects Pagan to improve to the next level in his running career this season by making it to nationals. He also expects Pagan to help the team go to nationals.
Pagan is considered the frontrunner on the team because of his success last season and is expected to bring his team the same success this season.
“I don’t consider myself the frontrunner,” Pagan said. “I consider myself a leader. I’m super stoked for this season and everything is starting out good.”
Pagan said the team
is a little beaten up from preseason workouts but very much ready for the season, and they are look-ing forward to regionals.
Off the field, Pagan is a normal college student. He works at a local optometry office, goes to class and enjoys hanging out with friends.
“I love hanging with my room-m a t e s , the Sykes and Peter Connole,” Pagan said. “I’m trying to apply t o g r a d s c h o o l , so a lot of my t ime is spent working on that. Other than that, everyone knows I love to sleep. When I have my time I like to kick back and relax.”
M a r t i n i q u e a n d Dominique Sykes are juniors on the cross coun-
try team and Connole is a junior on the basketball team.
Pagan is originally from West Palm Beach, but he eventually moved to Stewart and graduated from South Fork High School.
“Pensacola is home, but not home,” Pagan said. “I miss my parents. They
don’t get to see me race. The beach is a w e s o m e , and I have f r i e n d s here and f r i e n d s there. So, its tough, but I know I’m doing
the right thing getting an education.”
Pagan said it wasn’t a difficult decision to come to UWF. He took a tour of most of the major Florida universities and UWF was
the only school that had everything planned out. He knew he wanted to run and Bergen offered him a walk-on position, so he chose UWF.
The young star has many goals.
“In running, I want to complete my first Ironman at 26,” Pagan said. “I want to do an Ironman before a mara-thon because I don’t want to hurt my body just yet. I want to be able to go big.”
Pagan said in life he most looks forward to one day being a father. He would one day like to
see his mother be a grand-parent, and he values the examples his father and stepfather have laid in front of him.
As far as a career goes, he is unsure, but reas-sured that there is lot of time in front of him.
Pagan is a character on and of f the field.
“Eddie i s n ’ t a f r a i d to stand o u t , ” J a r e d B l a c k , s e n i o r s p o r t s
management major said. “He is always doing some-thing funny, like wearing girls’ shoes and bright colors. I think his favorite color is neon pink.”
“I know Eddie will have himself ready to perform his best at the end of the year,” Bergen said.
Pagan said he has only his parents, friends and the Lord to thank for every-thing they’ve done for him.
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Former walk-on runnerlooks to lead 2011 Argos
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Eddie Pagan competes in a race his freshman year as a walk-on. As a senior, he looks to lead the team.
“I don’t consider myself the frontrunner. I consider myself a
leader.”-Eddie Pagan
Chris ElkinsSports Editor
The No. 19 University of West Florida opened the season strong with a hat trick by senior Tina Murray to lead the Argonauts to their first victory over Barry 3-2 on Friday night.
Murray started the scor-ing on an assist from junior Monica Malavassi to give the Argos a 1-0 lead going into the first half.
Murray scored her second goal 16 seconds into the second half to put UWF
up 2-0. Murray scored again in the 78th minute.
In the team’s second game of the season, UWF was unable to continue their road winning steak as they lost 2-1 to Nova Southeastern in Ft. Lauderdale on Sunday.
Senior Jordan Stone, the team captain, scored on a free kick in the 15th minute to put UWF up 1-0.
NSU tied the game in the 35th minute making the score 1-1 at the half and took the lead in the 81st minute to lead win it.
