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PRIORITY Mary Jane Saunders will focus on students and professors

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Students will vote on smoking in next week’s election but administrators are already planning to ban it

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Coughing and sniffling, Ayden Maher headed to the front of the Senate Chambers and addressed the Boca House of Representatives on Aug. 3. In a nasally voice, he made a last plea for them not to override his veto. When he was done, the student body president proceeded to gather up his belongings and leave for a doctor’s appointment. But his efforts were in vain. Soon after he left, his veto was overridden, allowing Student Government to ask students whether they support a university-wide smoking ban. While the student opinion about a smoking ban will not make or break an actual policy, administration and Student Government are taking it very seriously. The next student election will take place on Sept. 14 and 15 for each House of Representatives and the Senate. It will now include a student poll about the smoking ban. Boca Governor Allison Gentry wrote the bill that put the question on the ballot. She felt that the students’ voice should be updated since the last smoking poll took place in spring 2009, when the majority of voters supported smoking zones. “All that stuff was in favor of a smoke-free university, but students do graduate and new students come in,” she said, adding, “What does it hurt to get another poll of the students in the fall?” According to Maher, it could hurt plenty. “I feel that sometimes the way the questions are worded confines students’ choices and/or forces them to vote a certain way,” he said, adding that currently, administration does not have a student opinion to back its potential smoking ban. And this, according to Gentry, who is in favor of a smoking ban, is exactly the idea behind the poll. “If they’re moving forward with this type of policy right now, there’s nothing from the student’s point,” she said. “This would give them a chance to be heard.” The Boca House of Representatives, which makes decisions regarding the Boca campus, agreed with Gentry and approved her bill. House Representative Boris Bastidas voted for the bill because of the those it might affect. “I think it’s a good idea to bring to students’ attention,” he said. “I don’t particularly like the idea of a smoking ban; I would rather have something that the students can decide on.” Eighteen members of the House voted for the bill, and only one voted against. Maher then vetoed the House bill, but it did not stop with him. The bill moved on to the

Whether there will be a smoking ban or Senate, which makes decisions that affect the entire university. As of press time, the Senate how exactly it will be enforced is unknown. had not turned its decision in to Maher for con- But, according to Dunbar, the policy will be structured by looking at the policies of over sideration. But at the House’s August 3 meeting, Ma- 100 universities nationwide. UF, according to Dunbar, is a good example her’s veto was overturned. When he was pleading his case, Maher said because its policy was just instated in July. According to the UF smoking policy, which that, while only Boca students would answer is available online (www.tobacthe question on the poll, it would affect cofree.ufl.edu), “Smoking and 8,000 students on other campuses. tobacco use are prohibited in all “You’re polarizing the losing secfacilities and areas of the Univertion. You’re creating divisions within sity of Florida campus with no your own student body,” said Maher. exception.” “And it should be you guys, the repreAs for enforcement, the UF polsentative student leaders, who engage icy states that smokers “violating the administration on what we want to the policy should be reminded of do about a smoking policy.” the policy and asked to comply by Like before, only one representadiscarding the tobacco product.” tive agreed with Maher, which wasn’t Student Body President Ayden According to Boris Bastidas, enough. The House approved the poll Maher who is the chair of the House’s question. campus action committee, enforceLater that day, Maher said, “[The poll] will become binding, most likely, and will ment is a problem. “One issue when you get into bans: basibe used as a mandate for the university to go ahead with the smoking ban.” cally, how do you enforce it?” he said. “If we Boris Bastidas, a non-smoker, is against the don’t enforce it, there’s no point in my mind.” idea of a ban because of its enforcement, though Dunbar admits that the current policy on he was the first to motion to override the veto. designated smoking zones, which lacks any “I don’t like the fact that we’re going to put type of enforcement, was not a success. “What was thought from all of us is that so much resources into a rule when the university hasn’t given us any indication of how they ‘designated’ gets you ready. It’s a preliminary step to sensitize students to the dangers of will enforce it,” he said. second-hand smoke,” she said, adding about Maher agrees with some of his sentiment. “I don’t support smoking tobacco. It’s not a enforcement of a potential ban: “I would hope that students would be responsible good habit; it’s not a healthy habit; it’s enough that, if we educate them not an attractive habit,” he said, “But about the dangers — so many it is not the university’s job to police students truly don’t understand students whether they smoke tobacco [the dangers] — we wouldn’t need or not.” enforcement.” Regardless, a student vote will not Although the poll hasn’t taken decide on the matter. Instead, FAU’s place yet, Dunbar said that July 1, safety committee — which includes 2011 has already been slated for a students, faculty and staff — will depotential smoking ban start date. cide, using the student vote as food for “That would be our target. thought only. Rosemary Dunbar, diDirector of When the campus is a smaller rector of Today and Beyond Wellness, Today and Beyond Wellness population, get people used to it will be part of the safety committee. Rosemary Dunbar and when new students come, that Discussing Dunbar’s perspective on would be part of orientation.” She the ban, Maher said, “She doesn’t understand the externalities it creates. [Students] said. If the university did end up passing a smokmight not come to a tailgating event because they want to smoke a cigarette and know there ing ban, Maher would “fight it,” he said. will be cops there.” “The next step is to engage administration Dunbar said “smokers have no rights” during directly,” he said. “I’d call Rosemary and [Sethe July 23 House meeting and maintains that nior Vice President of Student Affairs Charles] smoking is not a right. Brown. You go as far as you need to go. Like I “Nationally, about 8 percent of college said, I hate cigarettes, but it’s not my job to tell students smoke. The majority of students don’t people if they can smoke them or not.” want smoke in their environment,” she said. “You’re looking at a small group of students who are not protected by law; this is not a right continued on page 6 >>> for anyone to smoke.”

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Vienna, Austria, have been training over the summer with Feil. “We have a very strong group of women runners,” said Smolka. “Last year was a little disappointing that we didn’t do better than FAU cross country senior runner Friederike Feil set a school record we did. This year, however, should prove to be a different story.” On the men’s side, Reeves will lead a group of young on June 30 when she ran a time of 9:52.77 in the 3,000 meter. runners that consists of freshmen like Ryan Davis, who This was Feil’s fourth school record in cross country and track, was named the 2009 runner of the year by both the Sunand is one of the reasons the cross country team is confident it Sentinel and Miami Herald. is a contender for the conference title in 2010. “This season we have a good core group of new guys Last season saw the team place fourth in women’s, and like Ryan Toledo, Ryan Davis, and Michael Neel,” said seventh in men’s in the Sun Belt Championship meet. With Reeves. seniors Feil and Taylor Reeves returning to lead their respective Aside from the Sun Belt Conference meet, the Owls teams this year, the Owls could have a standout season. are looking forward to the Wide World of Disney Classic “We should be the strongest team we’ve ever had,” said Feil, at Lake Buena Vista on October 9. Last season the team “We are really looking forward to returning to the conference did well, with the men placing third and the women in meet.” Head Coach fourth. Western Kentucky University will be the runners to look Alex Smolka “The Disney classic is always fun,” said Reeves. “It’s a out for this season. It was the women’s team which claimed good fun race leading up to the conference championship the 2009 Sun Belt Conference title. But FAU’s Head Coach Alex Smolka is confident that his group of women will prove to be which is where the real test is.” competition for WKU. Please visit www.fau.sports.com for season schedule Strong runners, like freshman Lisa-Maria Leutner who comes from MARK GIBSON STAFF REPORTER

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More than Saunders’ background shapes her priorities

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Once a professor, always a professor At her first state of the university address on Sept. 1, Saunders made a point of explaining that she’s not just a president “I’ve taught and conducted research at every university that’s employed me,” she said. “Here at FAU, I may have the title of president, but my other title — one in which I take 1983-1986 great pride — is professor.” 1986-2003 Although Saunders does not currently teach, her contract gives her the title of both president and tenured professor. It also allows her to teach when her five-year term as 1993-2001 president ends.

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Here’s how Saunders made it from assistant professor to president: [Sources: Saunders; www.fau.edu/president/elect/Saunders_CV.pdf]

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a president Besides attending meetings with administrators and social events with students, FAU’s new president has been getting her hands dirty with researchers. In June, Mary Jane Saunders visited the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, one of FAU’s marine research campuses, to participate in dolphin health assessments. She put on 100 SPF sunscreen and spent an entire day helping researchers from the Fort Pierce campus and other institutions as they weighed, radio-tagged, took the temperature of, and drew blood from dolphins from the Indian River Lagoon. In July, she joined an FAU professor on a Boca beach to help free 91 baby sea turtles from two nests. The combination of heat and lack of rain had caused the top layer of sand to harden, so the turtles couldn’t break free on their own. “I can’t imagine anybody wouldn’t find this fascinating, but I have had people say to me ‘it’s your background as a scientist,’” she said of her hands-on approach. Since being selected in early March and officially starting her job in early June, Saunders has taken what she calls a “listening tour” to get to know FAU better by talking and listening to its faculty, staff and students. Now that she has been on the job for three months and gave her first state of the university address last week, her goals are well developed. Saunders, who also holds the title of professor, says she wants to frame decisions around what’s best for students while also continually recognizing professors. She also wants to encourage research. Saunders’ background in academia and research has played a key role in helping her define her goals as president. “Coming up through the system really helps you understand the life of the student,” said Saunders, who earned her Ph.D. in botany. “Being an assistant professor, being a full professor, being a dean, really helps you understand the academic life.” As Student Body President Ayden Maher pointed out, Saunders’ academic background will allow her to improve

academics, just as former FAU president Frank Brogan’s political background allowed him to bring more recognition to the university. “I think that they’re different leaders in different fields,” Maher said. “Brogan was able to bring attention, and I feel like she’s going to be able to bring the attention garnered for FAU and now really focus it toward academics. And at the end of the day, what we’re all here for is an education.” Saunders’ biggest goal for her term is in fact helping the university community better understand what a university is and what scholarship means. According to Saunders, what separates universities from community colleges and research institutes is the threepronged responsibilities of university professors: teaching, research and service. To help students better understand these responsibilities, Saunders wants to get undergraduates involved in research, which is generally only conducted by professors and graduate students. “I’d love to see some things like undergraduate research programs,” she said, “where students get an opportunity to understand what the faculty member does outside the classroom too and participate in research projects.” She also wants the university community to better appreciate professors through increased recognition. “It’s also important to continually inform the community about accomplishments of professors and what they do and how much they add to the community,” she said, “so that there’s a respect for their role and an appreciation of it, of being a university professor, of both how difficult that is and how rewarding it is, and how rewarding it really is for everybody.” In June, at her first president’s report to the Board of Trustees, FAU’s highest-ranking decision-makers, and this month, at her first state of the university address, Saunders made sure to follow her own advice. She took time to recognize professors from various

colleges for recent accomplishments. Although Saunders supports professors and their work inside and outside of the classroom, students remain central to her goals. “I really want to frame all our decisions in what’s best for the students,” she explained. “I think that’s the right basis for decision-making, and I really do want all the students that commit to us that we commit to them and we help them be successful. … It’s different for every student, and maybe it’s the traditional student who comes in and wants to finish in four years, maybe it’s the part-time student, maybe it’s the working adult, could be the graduate student on a research project, but you really want to pay attention to that as the reason you make decisions.” Professor Timothy Lenz is the president of FAU’s Faculty Senate, which governs faculty like Student Government governs the student body. As he has been at FAU for 25 years, Saunders is the fourth president he has worked under, but he agrees with her priorities. “It’s the best I’ve ever heard,” he said of her state of the university address. “While she talks about professors, she also reminds us that the real goal is student success.” To learn more about President Saunders, visit www. upressonline.com.

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Redemption!

Owls escape season opener with narrow victory, revenge FRANCO PANIZO SPORTS EDITOR

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — If revenge is sweet, FAU must have a mouthful of cavities. Less than a year after enduring a historic loss to UAB, in which the defense surrendered a then-record 622 yards, the Owls returned to Legion Field on Sept. 2 to open their 2010 season against the Blazers. Unlike last year, there was no blowout defeat. Instead, FAU demonstrated enough grit, and a playmaking ability that was sorely lacking in 2009, to post a 32-31 comeback victory. The game wasn’t decided until the final play, when Blazers kicker Josh Zahn had a 28-yard field goal attempt blocked by linebacker Michael Lockley with five seconds left in regulation.

“I’ve hit balls before that have gone in, so as soon as I hit it, I looked back and FAU fans were cheering and I just knew we had won the game,” said Lockley. “It was the greatest feeling ever.” For UAB coaches, players and fans, Lockley’s block resulted in several dejected looks, but for FAU, the scene was a festive one. Players stormed the field, helmets were tossed into the sky and ear-to-ear smiles were sported as if FAU had won a bowl game. While some may deem the celebration excessive, it was understandable, considering last year’s struggles and the way this game played out. The Owls began the match just as many pundits had feared. The new-looking, inexperienced offensive line couldn’t buy quarterback Jeff Van Camp or running back Alfred Morris time, and FAU’s offense was sputtering. “They couldn’t block Tom Thumb,” said head coach Howard Schnellenberger of his offensive line’s first-half performance. The defense wasn’t much better, as it allowed UAB quarterback David Isabelle to rush for 85 yards and two scores in the first quarter alone. FAU managed to respond before the half was over, but it relied on the big play ability of Van Camp and wide receiver Lester Jean to do so. Van Camp hit Jean with two touchdown passes in the second quarter, the second of which was a 77-yard bomb that Jean managed to reel in with one hand before racing to the end zone. “That catch is the catch I keep telling him to quit practicing,” said Schnellenberger. “I’m going to continue to keep telling him because he catches more

two-handed than one-handed. But sometimes God is gracious, and he was very gracious that that ball hit the center of his hand without any extraordinary rotation and stuck in there like a fast ball in a catcher’s mitt.” Jean may have finished the game with nine catches for 164 yards and the two scores, but he wasn’t the only Owl to come up big. With the score 28-12 in favor of UAB, safety Brentley Harstad had a hand in the Owls’ second-half heroics when he intercepted a pass from Isabelle and returned it 38 yards for a touchdown. “He came down with [the ball] and looked like one of my bowling balls in the gutter, and it was a great, great play,” said Schnellenberger. “It inspired the rest of the team.” On the Owls’ ensuing possession, Van Camp threw for his third and final touchdown of the night with a 43-yard touchdown pass to running back Willie Floyd. That brought the score to 28-26, still in favor of the hosts. UAB tacked on three more points with a field goal in the fourth quarter, but that wasn’t enough to put the Owls to sleep. With less than three minutes to play in the game, Morris made a run that looks destined to be YouTube highlight material when he broke free of two tackles, spun out of another one and ran down the sideline before diving into the end zone. The 38-yard run gave FAU its first lead of the night. “I don’t think any play in the past will top that one,” said Morris, who finished the game with 16 carries for 103 yards and the score. “Maybe one in the future will, but that was probably the craziest play I had so far in college.” UAB refused to give up, though, and the Blazers drove down the field courtesy of a 50-yard run by Isabelle. That set up what looked to be an easy short-range field goal kick with five seconds left, but the Owls came up big once again. As Zahn kicked the ball toward the uprights, Lockley got his right arm up, and that was enough to knock the ball off its course and give FAU a win. “It’s great to win against them,” said Lockley. “They beat us down last year, everybody knows that. We wanted to come in and show them we could play with them and we did.” FAU’s 1-0 record might look nice, but against better teams, like next opponent Michigan State, the Owls will struggle unless they fix some of their lingering issues — not least of which is applying pressure on opposing quarterbacks. Left: Less than a year after Still, the Owls showed enough resolve and bigsuffering a blowout loss play ability in the second half to warrant hopefulto UAB, Jeff Van Camp ness from even the most pessimistic fans. and the Owls returned to Besides, this wasn’t just a regular season-opening win on the road. This was the Owls’ exacting Legion Field and snatched revenge in the most dramatic fashion. a victory away from the

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Room for improvement From goals scored to yellow cards, the Owls struggled in nearly every facet of play on the pitch in 2009. Here are some of last year’s numbers that FAU hopes to improve on this season: Goals scored: Assists: Shot attempts: Yellow cards: Red cards:

FAU 15 9 159 22 2

Opponents 28 28 207 20 0

New Mentality

Men’s soccer team hopes new approach will bring more wins

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Franco Panizo Sports Editor FAU’s men’s soccer team finished last season with an abysmal 4-10-2 record, and while the Owls had a goal differential of -13, head coach Kos Donev points to a different reason for the failed campaign. Donev believes that last season’s team was not mentally strong enough to cope when things didn’t pan out. As a result, the Owls constantly found themselves in tough positions during games, and they piled on the losses. That may change in 2010, as Donev thinks that this group of Owls will be able to better handle the rigors of a season. “It’s not what we’re going to do different this year,” said Donev, who is entering his 24th season as the Owls’ head coach. “It is how the players come in preseason as far as mentality-wise. “I think they are going to be coming in at a very good, positive way since our spring season – we had a very good spring season.” According to Donev, the strong spring season showing saw the players’ attitudes change for the better and the team’s confidence rise. The team’s new mental approach will need to be coupled with a pure goal scorer if the Owls are to have success. FAU only scored 15 goals in 2009, and nearly half of those came from then-sophomore forward Darnell King, who also had a team-high three assists.

One of three team captains for the looming season, King won’t be able to shoulder the burden on his own, and one player expected to provide some help in the attacking third is junior Karol Chorak (pictured above). Chorak may not prove to be that player, however. Playing mostly as a central midfielder last year — his first for the Owls — Chorak struggled to provide an offensive spark in 2009, netting and assisting just once. He hopes to do better this season. “My goals are to have a lot more assists, get a lot more shots on goals and, hopefully, get a lot more goals,” said Chorak. Chorak also believes that the team will be able to accomplish some of its goals due to the cohesiveness it picked up during the spring. “We didn’t have a lot of chemistry as a team,” said Chorak of the Owls’ last season. “It wasn’t until this spring that we started to work for each other.” While the common refrain among the team is working for one another, one position where competition will be heavy is goalkeeper. Donev has to decide between junior Jeremy Crumpton, redshirt sophomore James McCormick and at least one other player for the top choice at the position. Crumpton saw playing time in eight games last season, and while that is greater than McCormick’s one 45-minute cameo, that doesn’t necessarily make Crumpton the starter. “[The competition] is really intense,” said Crumpton.

“The total of four, including me, keepers we have now are really strong, and we’re competing every single practice. It’s nobody’s set spot so all of us have to work our butts off in practice to impress the coaches, impress our teammates and get a little bit of playing time.” No matter who becomes the incumbent though, Donev wants to see marginal improvement in between the pipes. “For sure, goalkeeping has to step up,” said Donev. “Whether it is Jeremy, whether it is James, whether it is a new guy coming in, they have to step up and be a difference maker.” As for a defense that surrendered 28 goals, Donev is expecting sophomore TJ Merrigan and redshirt senior Trevor Pluskota to help anchor a back line that is in need of much improvement. FAU will also have approximately eight new players joining the squad for the upcoming season, and although none has looked like a difference maker to Donev, he likes the added depth they bring. Even with those new additions, Donev still thinks his team’s strength heading into 2010 is its new mentality. The players appear to have bought into the idea as well. “We can be up there with teams like Akron and Hartwick because the difference in the level [of play] between us and the other teams wasn’t that far,” said Chorak. “In the spring, our level really rose.” Please visit www.upressonline.com for season schedule.

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