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confessed HBOIF Chairman Jim Seitz. “It took us six months and [more than] $100,000 just to survey the land and get its outside boundaries.� HBOIF still owns a little more than 100 acres of land, and Seitz is hoping to get rid of it at some point, though he is reluctant to sell to just anyone. “We don’t want to sell the land to someone who doesn’t complement HBOI. There would have to be an arrangement, whether it’s to fund co-op programs for the students or hire researchers,� he said. “Otherwise, we won’t sell the rest of the land.�
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A competitive edge "OOVBM FWFOU SFXBSET FOUSFQSFOFVSTIJQ BOE PGGFST TUVEFOUT SFBM XPSME CVTJOFTT FYQFSJFODF $75,000 worth of cash and prizes were up for grabs on April 16 at FAU’s second annual Business Plan Competition. Sixteen student-led teams of finalists each presented a plan for a business that was judged by a panel of business owners and investors. The competition was made up of two categories: plans for existing businesses, and plans for new businesses. Although the competition is hosted by the Adams Center for Entrepreneurship (ACE) at the Boca campus’s College of Business, the majority of last
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Similar to this year’s competition, the 2009 Business Plan Competition featured two categories: businesses needing more than $1 million to start operating, and businesses needing less than $1 million to do so. Some businesses have fared better than others — Gramm said that 60 percent of last year’s teams are still in business. Still, no team has yet expressed regret about entering the competition. What follows are two examples of winning teams from each of last year’s categories. “Similar to the way in which Match.com and other dating Web sites match people with their best-suited mates, our concept is similar in that we match people with homes best suited for them,� said Marshall Sklar describing Student Housing Off Campus, a business started by Sklar and other FAU students that helps South Florida college students find apartments close to campus. “Most of our properties are located within two miles of campus, where students are close enough to avoid long commutes, yet far enough away to feel as if they truly have an ‘off campus’ experience.� Since its creation in 2005, Student Housing Off Campus has helped more than 28,000 students and faculty from FAU and other local colleges find off-campus housing, said Sklar. After winning first place in the category needing less than $1 million last year, Student Housing Off Campus
year’s competitors were not business majors, according to ACE Director Kimberly Gramm. Gramm explained that the competition is meant to “bring people together, like an engineer with an idea [who] doesn’t know how to write a financial statement.� The final 16 teams — the “sweet 16,� as Gramm calls them — were chosen based on criteria such as how well they would market and manage their businesses.
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was awarded an office in the FAU Research and Development Park on the Boca campus. But since last year’s competition, Student Housing Off Campus has expanded enough that a new office will open in May in Fort Lauderdale. “We hope to extend our reach to the [Fort Lauderdale] campus through this expansion,� Sklar explained. Sklar added his thanks on taking part of the competition. “[The Business Plan Competition] gave us much more recognition amongst the FAU community, both on campus and off campus. It financially impacted us by giving our company a boost in revenues that helped us exceed our previous years.� Freddy Moldt and Jason Langford had the idea to start a Web site called Generation Oxygen that tracks a user’s charity donations and volunteer work. Moldt and Langford won third place in the category needing more than $1 million last year with their idea. Generation Oxygen’s goal is to get young people to continuously donate and volunteer for charities by providing points to increase their humanitarian ranking on its Web site, which is yet to be published. “Since the competition I have been pursuing investors, computer engineering/science students, building a demo Web site, and competing in further nationwide and global business plan competitions,� said Moldt. Despite his ambitions, Moldt has had only lukewarm support from students. “After requesting help around the College of Engineering I have only found mild
Portuguese bonbons, vacuum cleaners, Greek Life stores and anti-theft devices for laptops were but a few focal points of this year’s Business Plan Competition. Of the 16 teams present at the competition, seven teams won cash and prizes. The first-place team in the Existing Business category was Slicket Ticket, a so-called stock market of events for which you must buy a ticket, like concerts and sports games. They were represented by Hayden Trepeck and David and Jeffrey Gray. Off the Quad, a subscription-based service that e-mails college students information about local bars and events, won first place in the New Business category. They were represented by David Rich. To read more about these teams and their competitors, go to: www. upressonline.com.
interest from students even though I have offered payment and equity.� Still, Moldt is glad to have entered the competition and is hopeful for the future of Generation Oxygen. He said, “It is a learning process, so there is value in listening to the advice from the judges. ... In our case, one of our judges was CJ Wilson, who happened to be an experienced executive in the field of philanthropy. He shot us down and gave us much criticism. ... Now that I’ve gone through two competitions with real judges, I feel I’ve gained a better understanding of what investors look for.�
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life that they came on the trip to see. Boat captains had to reassure several students that they would not be eaten or harmed by sting rays or nurse sharks. Sabrina Ubinas, Owl Productions coordinator, didn’t want to go in the water during the April 10 trip to Key Largo. “Before this trip, I was actually scared of drowning, but my boyfriend pushed
me along in the water until I got to the reef, and as soon as I saw the beauty in the reef and the different animals there I completely forgot any fears that I had,� she said. Owl Productions is also planning a second snorkeling trip to Key Largo for May, which summer students are encouraged to take part in.
(above) Students enjoyed the surf and aquatic life off the coast of Key Largo during the free snorkel trip. Some students saw animals such as manatees, sting rays, nurse sharks, barracudas and a wide variety of fish. (left) Alumnus James Capp, building coordinator for FAU’s Davie Student Union, geared up in his scuba suit before getting ready to dive into the water. Earlier, boat captains gave a thorough lecture on the proper way to utilize all the necessary equipment, especially swim fins, scuba masks and breathing tubes. (far left) Somina Francillon, a student working on her second bachelor’s degree, sits on the bow of the boat and enjoys the scenery and the relaxing ride back to shore. Many students opted to sit on the bow of the boat in order to get better acquainted with the ocean and their new surroundings.
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The first annual FAU Film Festival will be showcasing 13 student-made movies but will only last four hours. Each film is an average of 10 minutes long, with the exception of the film Dual Enrollment, which is 35 minutes long. This means that if each film is played back to back, this festival will last exactly two hours and 22 minutes. The event will go from 5:30 p.m. till 9:30 p.m. on Friday, April 23, in Room 101 of the Performing Arts Building on the Boca campus. The event will also include performances by Hoot/Wisdom Recordings band Bell Tower Falls and student artist Joy. The film submissions were open to all students, and almost half are Film Club productions. These films have been made throughout this spring semester, with one that is trying to be finished in time for the festival. But all their hard work did not yield great results. Major problems with plot lines, sound quality and just plain bad acting prevented these films from entering the atmosphere of being taken seriously. But if you want to get a good laugh, then check them out. Here are my thoughts concerning the Film Club productions:
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The longest of the Film Club films, this is three times longer than the rest but still didn’t have much character development or a detailed plot. I guess what it was supposed to be about was a young drug dealer whose opposite best friend is trying to convince him to go to college, and he struggles with the options of getting an education to get him a career with a good salary or making quick money in the life of drugs. But each scene focused a bit too long on mundane details, like the routine of getting ready in the morning or driving places with no important dialog, rather than moving the storyline forward. If the story jumped ahead a year to when he starts attending college and is still dealing drugs to pay for tuition, it would be one part The Wackness, two parts Charlie Bartlett, with the flavor of being at FAU thrown in to equal a great movie.
The Wonderful World of Waking Up The best out of the five because it has well-executed story, script delivery and camera techniques. The characters’ sentence wording is a bit cryptic, but for a good reason that is all revealed in a eureka moment that ties everything together, like it should.
Dog Eat Dog
A poor retelling of an outlandish parking lot brawl with the clear moral of the story being that FAU’s parking situation is horrible, or as the narrator describes, it “sucks monkey balls.� With dub overs and a music-laced fight scene that is reminiscent of Ocean’s Eleven, it pains me to compare this film to anything associated with Brad Pitt.
Carly’s Night Out
This is not a film; it’s a public service announcement about rape. The firstperson camera technique is a unique way to portray the situation, but this night out that Carly is having is at a lame house party where she gets slipped a roofie by a guy wearing his sunglasses at night. So, if you don’t want to be taken advantage of, just stay away from the ’80s.
Karma Carousel Nothing spectacular about this one, neither good nor bad. It’s about people being nice to other people in a pay-it-forward kind of way. For my opinions on the rest of the films being shown, please go to www.upressonline.com.
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FAU Film Club President Matthew Schlissel restarted the defunct club.
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When Matthew Schlissel realized that it was up to him to bring back the FAU Film Club, he did. In fall 2009, Schlissel, a sophomore prelaw major, was looking to join the Film Club on the advice of Ryan Kaplan, one of the club’s ex-presidents, with whom he had worked on a ďŹ lm during the summer. When he looked for the club on campus, all he found were dead ends. “I went to school and asked what was going on with the club. I called the contact information, and no one responded. I asked people who I knew were in the club the year prior, and no one knew what was going on,â€? said Schlissel. “Apparently, there was no club; there was nothing. I decided to start it up again.â€? To do this, Schlissel had to re-register the club. This entailed getting the necessary signatures for its creation, obtaining the club’s constitution, updating it and ďŹ nding an adviser. After he had completed all of
these steps, Schlissel approached D Sharvit, the Film Club’s most recen president before its disappearance, got from him access to the club’s e account. “I saw a lot of unanswered e-mails, I responded to them. People e-mailed club, asking what was going on,â€? Schl said regarding attendance of the club’s meeting in October 2009. “I didn’t r have to promote the club.â€? According to Schlissel, at this poin took control of the club, naming him its president. Dillan Cohen, a ju communication major and a Film member, agrees with Schlissel’s positi “It’s not just that he handles the club he built it from the ground up,â€? said Co On matters of submitted scripts movies to be made, however, the operates more equally. “We just talked about it and voted on i been 100 percent democratic,â€? he sa the club’s ďŹ lmmaking process. According to Ryan Kaplan, Schlissel
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Her Name Was Steven This film documents the life of Steven Stanton, a former Largo, Fla., city manager as he undergoes a sex change to become Susan. Show time - 7 p.m. @ the Lake Worth Playhouse on Friday, April 23
Luna, the “whole nutrition bar for women,� has managed to put together a film festival. The FAU Jupiter campus will be home to this year’s festival. The small group of people, backed by the nutrition bar company, has raised more than $470,000 toward women-targeted organizations and more than $300,000 toward the Breast Cancer Fund. This festival travels across the U.S on a 36-date tour. The 10 films are all made by females from all across the world and spread among topics such as body image to relationships to cultural diversity. All of the proceeds made from this night will be sent to the Breast Cancer Fund and FAU student scholarships. If you’re an ambitious female filmmaker, you can submit your work to www.lunafest.org and walk away with a prize of $1,000.
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Burt Reynolds, The Kinks, Egyptian garbage and a man named Steven who is now called Susan all have something in common: They will come together in a film festival. The Palm Beach International Film Festival brings 90-plus short and long films from all over the world to unite in a fiveday event. Students can pay $25 for a pass to view as many of these films as they like. Reynolds, not only known for his mustache but for being an actor/producer/director, will be receiving this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award. The Silver Screen Splash ceremony will be held in Lake Worth on Friday, April 23. For more information on the films, times and locations, check out: www.pbifilmfest.org.
Do It Again
An American film about a man’s journey in a Volkswagen bus.
Bass Ackwards
Geoff Edgers, a Boston Globe staff writer, is a man on a mission to reunite ’60s rock band The Kinks. Clive Davis and Sting are just a few he manages to meet on his way in the documentary film Do It Again.
Show times - 4:30 p.m. @ Muvico Parisian on Friday, April 23, & 7 p.m. @ Muvico Parisian on Monday, April 26
Show times - 9:30 p.m. @ the Lake Worth Playhouse on Friday, April 23, & 2:30 p.m. @ Muvico Parisian on Saturday, April 24
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improved on the product put out by the club. “It’s pretty incredible where Matt has taken the Film Club. I think they made maybe 12 mini-ďŹ lms just this past school year,â€? said the FAU alum. “My last term we made maybe three ďŹ ve-minute ďŹ lms.â€? In order to put out these movies, Schlissel sometimes has to delegate work to qualiďŹ ed members, which is not always easy. “I haven’t had a problem with people who aren’t good at doing something; I have a problem with people not wanting to do something. They want the least amount of responsibility,â€? he said about the different duties within the club. Dillan Cohen explained that Schlissel is able to command the club well when need be, but is also able to promote ideas on the set. “When he comes to meetings, he makes sure we stay focused and on track. But on the ďŹ lm set, he’s there for suggestions, and he allows creativity,â€? said Cohen. While the club has its own camera, light kit and tripod, some equipment needs to be borrowed from Owl TV. According to Schlissel, the arrangement works well now, but it wasn’t always so. “We would ask them to use their equipment, and it would be a bit of a struggle. But now it’s great,â€? he said. In 2009, when the club started, Schlissel asked Chris Robe, an assistant professor in the School of Communication and Multimedia Studies, to be its adviser. Robe agreed, and also proposed what would later become the annual FAU Film Festival. “He threw out the idea of the ďŹ lm festival at the end of the year to show all the movies we’ve made. I thought that was the greatest idea I’ve ever heard,â€? said Schlissel. “I’ve been dreaming about it since that moment.â€? To learn more about the FAU Film Club, go to www.fauďŹ lmclub.com.
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CLASSICAL SOUTH Classical comes to campus. FLORIDA 89.7/FAU Just as some aspects of college are timeless, classical music never goes out of style. Public radio station Classical South Florida is all classical, all the time. Listen on 89.7 FM or stream online from anywhere at classicalsouthflorida.org
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From the field to the ring
ALYSSA CUTTER STAFF REPORTER
Former FAU linebacker Andre Clark is used to the glare of the bright lights on the football field, but he now finds himself under a completely different spotlight: the center of the boxing ring. Grinning from ear to ear and bouncing around the ring, Clark almost lasted a full four rounds against opponent Robert Turner Jr. in his professional debut at the Rise of the Heavyweights event at the Seminole Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Fla., on April 13. With only three seconds left in the final round, Clark succumbed to a Technical Knockout (TKO) after a powerful blow from Turner. It wasn’t the start the rookie was looking for, but Clark knows what it’s like to deal with disappointment. Clark watched his career as a potential professional player go up in flames when he pulled his hamstring on his Pro Day at FAU in 2009. He had been hoping to get drafted into the National Football League, but his dream of playing football at the next level was short-lived. With a family to take care of, Clark had little time to decide what to do next. “I didn’t know what was going to happen,� said Clark. “I have kids, so I didn’t have time to wait. I’d have worked at Burger King just to take care of my family.� Andre Clark looks for an opening against Robert Turner Jr. at the Rise of the Heavyweights event at the Seminole Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Fla.
Before Clark could don a hairnet and start flipping burgers, Justin Montgomery, director of recruitment for The Heavyweight Factory, a local boxing organization, approached him with an offer. If Clark agreed, Montgomery and trainers at The Heavyweight Factory would train him to become a heavyweight boxer. “When Andre first walked into the gym I saw a good athlete that we could train,� said Montgomery. “I talked to the weight room coach at FAU, and he told me Andre was a hard worker. That’s what this program always looks for.� For Clark, the decision was simple. Having always been a fighter growing up, the switch between football and the ring proved to be an easier transition than both Clark and the training staff expected. “[The transition] for me was really easy. I’ve been fighting my whole life,� said Clark. “It wasn’t the worst, but I had a rough life growing up, and I had to be tough to survive. I always had that, and I knew that if football didn’t work out that [boxing] is what I was going to be doing with my life.� True to prediction, boxing has become a major part of Clark’s life in the past year. Daily training regimes plus learning the nuances of the game have turned Clark from a college football player into a pro boxer in a very short time. According to Montgomery, Clark’s ability to learn quickly is the
reason why he has taken to the sport so quickly. “He’s looking more and more every day like a boxer,� said Montgomery. “He’s figured out that he has to be able to not only dish out a punch, but to take a punch. Usually it takes individuals longer to learn that, but not him. He picked it up quick.� That toughness helped him stay in the ring for almost four complete rounds against a much more experienced opponent at the Seminole Hard Rock Live in his debut. Clark came out in the first round swinging hard at Robert Turner Jr.’s head, going for the quick knockout. However, three rounds and two knockdowns later, Clark could barely stay on his feet. With three seconds left in the fourth round, the referee stopped the fight as a dazed Clark could no longer continue. “I made a lot of rookie mistakes. I’ll go back in the gym and work on my fundamentals of the game,� said Clark. “[Turner] is an experienced guy, and the mistakes I made he capitalized on.� While Clark could not help but feel disappointed with the outcome of his professional debut, he has many more fights to come that will sharpen his skills as a fighter. “This is still a new world for me, so I’m going to take it one step at a time. Heavyweight champion of the world takes a lot of dedication,� said Clark. “My life and everything needs to be in order to accomplish that, but that’s the goal.�
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FAU football alumnus turns to pro boxing
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Spirit rings BRIANA BRAMM STAFF REPORTER
The FAU Alumni Center is looking to end the 20092010 school year with a bang. Or make that a bell. Following the football team’s annual spring game on April 24, the Alumni Center will be starting two new traditions, one of which will be the unveiling of a bell that will ring out during victories at athletic events on FAU’s home turf. “There’s going to be a barbeque for athletes, students, alumni and the community held here at the Alumni Center, and it’s going to be a celebration of FAU, an end-of-the-year kind of thing,� said Mike Burdman, FAU’s alumni adviser. The bell, which is being donated by the FAU
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School spirit will also be put on display with Alumni Center and alumna Nina Taylor, will be the Spirit Cup Competition, where student hung in a compact bell tower until the football organizations have the chance to stadium is built, where it will eventually compete with one another to prove who take residence and preside over FAU’s has the most school spirit. The winners home games. will get their name on a trophy and the “The bell is supposed to start a tradition, competition’s bragging rights until the so once the stadium is built they’re going to ring it right after the game,� said Student following year. Live music from reggae band Alumni Board President Moussa Hanna, Stampede Movement will round off the a junior finance and management major. activities and provide the backdrop to “It’s going to symbolize unity.� a night of celebration by students and Along with the unveiling of FAU’s newest Mike Burdman alumni alike. noisemaker, Pride and Spirit Night will also FAU’s Alumni Adviser “It’s going to be a big event; it’s going take place. The event will be a celebration of the school year and will have free food, dunk tanks to be fun,� said Burdman. “It’s going to have the where student athletes will have an opportunity to same energy that we have at the bonfires. Come out and have fun.� dunk their coaches, and live music.
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FAU’s Roller Hockey Club enjoyed a strong first season as a Division I team. The Owls won their regional division championship but failed to win the coveted national title. Here are some of the highlights from the season.
First period: Regional rush
Second period: Nationals? Not this season While the team came out strong in regionals, losing players Mike Thiefault and Brett Duncanson due to personal reasons right before the National Roller Hockey Competition in San Jose, Calif., from April 6 to 11 hurt both the morale and stamina of the team.
This is the team’s second year playing, but they’ve already won two regional championships.
The team ended up traveling with only eight players plus a goalie, while most teams traveled with 12 to 14 players. “It was a lot of fun. We didn’t win, but we did pretty good, though. There weren’t any blowout games,� said forward Brittany Johnson. “We killed until the end [of each game], then they just wore us out.� In roller hockey players rotate in and out of the game as they get tired, so for FAU to enter nationals short-handed was a big disadvantage. “Instead of going out with a full squad, we only went out with eight and a goalie. That’s like losing your quarterback,� said Greg Kneeves Jr. In the round robin before the finals round started, FAU faced North Texas, Arizona State University and Rhode Island before playing University of Central Florida in the quarterfinals round, where the Owls would ultimately fall. “UCF is usually a great match-up for us, but we just couldn’t pull it off,� said Steve Capandonis. “For a team that’s accustomed to winning, and winning a lot, it’s frustrating.�
Third period: Coming soon With two regional championships under their belt, the team is now focusing on the elusive national title for next season. “We’ll be focusing on having better commitment and setting goals for the team,� said Chris Capandonis. Next season the Owls will be getting a new goalie from New York. The team is also looking to tighten up their teamwork and prepare to come out even stronger in the quest for a national championship. “We’re gong to rebuild for next season,� said Steve Capandonis.
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The Owls roller hockey team can now claim two regional championships in as many years, going undefeated in the Southeast Division I competition this season while also winning the Southeast Regional Championship in Division II last year. “Regionals was a really good atmosphere for us. I think we proved what we have,� said sophomore forward Greg Kneeves Jr. “Regionals was the best we played all year.� The Southeast Regional Championship was held from Feb. 26 to 28 in Snellville, Ga., a city 15 minutes outside of Atlanta. “Coming into regionals we had a pretty solid team. We came in confident — not cocky, but confident,� said forward Chris Capandonis. “After regionals, we thought we were going to come out pretty hot in nationals.� For this only being their second year playing as a team, both players and coaches were proud of their regional accomplishments. “They played hard — they really did — and we were proud. They played like champions,� said coach Steve Capandonis.
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