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TABLE OF CONTENTS APRIL 21, 2015 • VOL. 16 # 16

SEXUAL ASSAULT IS REAL / PAGE 4 Take a look at sexual assault through a victim’s eyes

and learn what the university is doing about it. BY REIMY BENITEZ

ANIMAL HOUSE

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Student government has decided on a plausible location for Greek housing, but not without some push back. BY GREGORY COX

LACKING LEED EDUCATION / PAGE 18 Find out what you may not know

about FAU’s Engineering East building. BY ISABELLA GORIS

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NEWS • APRIL 21, 2015

SEXUAL ASSAULT IS REAL EVEN AT

“OUR UNIVERSITY” A VICTIM’S EXPERIENCE AND HER REASON FOR NOT REPORTING IT.

Story by Reimy Benitez Photos by Mohammed F. Emran

t is estimated that 37 percent of students will deal with some form of sexual assault in their college years — and throughout their life — as stated in the promotional video for the “Not at OUR University” campaign at Florida Atlantic University. Sophomore communication major Jamie Gallagher is one of them. She allegedly became a victim of sexual violence last October, at the age of 19. “It involved a lot of of alcohol,” she recalled, as she paused to light a cigarette in the courtyard of Innovation Village Apartments. “I don’t really remember most of it, fortunately … after a party, two separate individuals took advantage of me.” “I woke up feeling worthless,” she added. “They treated me like an object, which made me feel like an object.” Gallagher, however, never reported the incident. She continued, “I thought about it and reached out to family and friends .... I didn’t want to prolong it, I just wanted to forget about it.” It’s cases like this that the “Not at OUR University” campaign, which is run by Owls Care Health Promotion, aims to avoid by raising awareness and encouraging reporting. In 2013, the most recent year for which statistics are available, the FAU Police Department reported a total of two forcible sex offenses on the Boca Raton campus. Florida State University Police Department reported eight for the same year, University of Central Florida reported 11, and Florida International University reported four on its main campus. 4 / UNIVERSITY PRESS

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NEWS • APRIL 21, 2015

“It involved a lot of of alcohol. I don’t really remember most of it, fortunately … after a party, two separate individuals took advantage of me.” - Jamie Gallagher In the past, the FAU Police Department has had a history of not reporting some crimes. In August 2014, a University Press investigation revealed 114 cases that had gone unreported. Included in these was “an assault, a dating violence incident, and a burglary.” Joanna Ellwood, associate dean of students and director of student conduct, commented on the process of reporting rape. “It’s always situational. So, if the incident occurred on campus, then the FAU police and the dean of students office and the [Equal Opportunities Programs] office [are notified]. “If the student wants to file a report through the police, they have a victim advocate there. So, we give [the victims] options,” she added. “As far as the university goes, the police and us are very closely working together. If they want to take it criminally, they can take it to the police. If they want to take it through the code of conduct, they can take it through us. Or both.” The steps for filing a student code of conduct violation (pictured), are more than a few. The UP asked if Gallagher would have gone through with it if the process were easier. She responded, “The odds of me reporting would have been better, but I probably still wouldn’t have gone through with it. It’s their word against yours, and most of the time it’s theirs that gets listened to.” “Sometimes it comes down to a credibility assessment of both parties,” stated Ellwood. She clarified, “We don’t use the terms he said/she said — that implies an adversarial position and we want to look at both parties the same. We want to make sure we treat them fair and equitable throughout the entire process.” Gallagher thinks sexual assault on campus is extremely underreported. “I know because I — as well as a myriad of girls and guys on campus — have experienced it, or at least know someone who has.” A study performed in 2007 by the U.S. Department of Justice, found that about one in five women experience an attempted or a completed sexual assault while in college. This statistic falls very short of the two instances reported to the police department in 2013. “But I don’t think it’s the university’s fault [that rape happens] as much as it is society as a whole and the way relationships are between men and women,” stated Gallagher. “[The university] can raise awareness, but as far as preventing, it doesn’t seem there’s much they can do.” While putting out her second cigarette Gallagher added that she’s seen the flags (right) put on campus concerning sexual assault by the Owls Care Health Promotion, but that “much more could have been done.” Emily Creighton contributed to the reporting of this story.

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NEWS • APRIL COVER • NEWS 21, •2015 APRIL 21, 2015

ANIMAL HOUSE The animals native to the preserve may be sharing their home with some Greek brothers and sisters. Story by Gregory Cox

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NEWS • APRIL 21, 2015

he turtles and owls that you can find on the north side of the Boca campus may be getting some new neighbors — they are not going to be the quiet

Map of FAU Boca Campus highlighting lot five

kind. The Boca Raton House of Representatives passed a piece of legislation on April 3 saying that they are in support of building Greek housing on lot five, which is located just north of the football stadium. Parking Lot 5 The parking lot sits between two preserves that house gopher tortoises, a threatened species, and burrowing owls, which are FAU’s mascot. Preserve “The Greek community serves as [a] beacon of tradition and school spirit for Florida Atlantic,” states the bill. The bill passed with a 14-1 vote. The members of the house who are in a Greek community had to abstain due to a conflict of interest. “[Putting the Greek housing in lot five] just makes sense. They’re moving the student section to the north end of the stadium now, they’re going to be tailgating in lot five,” according to William McElligott, a junior studying political science and international business. McElligott is a member of Sigma Chi fraternity and the Image from primary author of the bill. “To me it makes perfect sense Google Earth to put Greek housing there,” he said. That viewpoint isn’t shared by everyone. Biology department students worry that construction and building houses on lot five will disrupt the natural habitat of the owls and tortoises. A building in between the habitats “will fragment the habitats even more,” said Jessica Huffman, a first-year master’s student studying biology. The population of tortoises “would either decrease, or it would cause health problems … A lot of our studies are showing that most of the tortoises are on the outside of the preserve, so if you cut it down even more, where are they going to go?” Huffman said. FAU President John Kelly has a 10-year plan to be the country’s fastest-improving public research university, but Sarah Mitchell, a junior studying biology and geology, said “we use [the preserve] for a lot of research and FAU wants to be research oriented, but you can’t be research oriented if you take out the one area that we can use for research.” Being a threatened species, the tortoises are state protected. In order to touch or handle them, one must have a permit from Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, which could cause problems if construction workers were to move the animals without the proper permits.

“To me it makes perfect sense to put Greek housing there.” - William McElligott

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NEWS • APRIL 21, 2015 There are people in the Greek community that agree with the concerns of the biology department. “I think Greek housing should be on campus, just not in that area,” said Rachel Davis, a sophomore studying biology and a member of Sigma Kappa. “If it’s killing animals, it probably isn’t the best idea.” Freshman business major Critt Hughes agrees with Davis.

Critt Hughes, Business Major in Sigma Phi Epsilon Photo by Mohammed F. Emran

“I really want Greek housing but I also don’t like fucking with nature.” - Critt Hughes McElligott thinks that most people’s worries however are “because people saw Greek housing and thought ‘oh my goodness this is coming tomorrow,’ and thats not the case at all, this is just a conversation that we’ve been [having].” He and Chris Ferreira, another author of the bill and the Boca campus governor-elect, both explained that this is something that FAU will see in the next three to five years, as it takes a process to establish funding and logistics. We “haven’t even talked about financing, how can you talk about where it is when you don’t even know how to pay for it?” said Corey King, the vice president of student affairs. The financing for the Greek housing will fall onto the Greek fraternities and sororities, and some have even began to consider the expense of Greek housing on campus. “We want to be able to pay for this on our own,” said McElligott “I know my chapter has started raising dues already, just trying to put money aside to put money for a down payment on a house.” King explained that this bill is a student-led initiative and it is simply a topic up for discussion. “That’s the students idea, not ours. I think the students had made a possible site and shared that with us,” said King. This however, contradicts what McElligott explained. “It was actually brought up to me that there were two locations identified by administration. One was the lot five location, and the other one was an off-campus site right next to campus,” said McElligott. “The only two spots that I heard of were the lot five location and the one right off campus.” “The administration asked for us … to reaffirm our commitment to the establishment of Greek housing, and that Greek life for the most part is behind this idea of putting it behind lot five,” said Ferreira. McElligott feels these two locations were chosen because “it’s basically saying that administration isn’t planning to do anything 12 / UNIVERSITY PRESS UP16_Book.indd 12

Corey King, vice president of student affairs. Photo by Max Jackson

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NEWS • APRIL 21, 2015 Parking lot five between the two animal habitats is the proposed site for Greek housing. Photo by Max Jackson

with these two areas, this is a possible location that Greek housing could go.” Evelyn Frazier, an FAU professor of ecology and entomology, would argue that the preserve is being used by biology students. “We’re trying to use the preserve more and more as a classroom. We take our students to the preserve and teach our biology students this is what a tortoise looks like or this is how they live,” she explained. “There is actual research being done in that environment,” added Frazier. “Imagine that [the preserve] is a building on its own. There are things going on there, leave it alone. Just because there’s no building on top of it doesn’t mean it has no meaning for the university.”

“There are things going on there, leave it alone. Just because there’s no building on top of it doesn’t mean it has no meaning for the university.” - Evelyn Frazier

Another suggestion from Ferreira and McElligott was to move the preserve. “My solution would be to move the preserve somewhere else, but then at the same time you’re destroying our school’s mascot,” said Ferreira. McElligott thinks it might be better if the preserve was moved. “It might be an opportunity for them to these animals in a better suited environment for them, where they’re not gonna be molested by the racecar team, by traffic, by drunk kids leaving the stadium,” said McElligott. The process may not be as easy as it seems. “You can’t move the preserve. You can’t just plant a bunch of plants somewhere and make up the same environment,” said Frazier. “It’s easier to move the Greek house that hasn’t been built yet.” Regardless of where the final location is decided, there is a definite desire for Greek housing from the students and administration. “I regularly use the phrase ‘unbridled ambition’ to sum up our approach. And I make no secret of my goal to make FAU the fastest-improving university in America,” said Kelly in a press release.

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SCIENCE • APRIL 21, 2015

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co-friendly designed buildings have always seemed to be something seen in utopian movies, and FAU seems to have one. The environmentally conscious Engineering East building is boasted about on school tours and when entering FAU as being certified in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design through the U.S. Green Building Council, also known as USGBC, because of its green technology. But how exactly does this certification process work and why does it matter? Not many students or staff knew the answer only able to be found out through plaques above the elevator doors. The building has more features than what is seen and its certification was not something simply handed to FAU either. When the University Press asked staff and students if they had opinions on the building, numerous people needed an explanation on what LEED was. The receptionists who worked in the lobby exchanged confused looks when asked where someone could get more information on the certification, and when the UP asked students, they did not wish to answer. According to the USGBC website , to be LEED certified means to

be a leader in greener energy and engineering design. FAU was graded in the building design and construction category, and grading is a lengthy process. A building’s request could undergo up to three separate reviews that could take up to 25 days each and the cost of being certified can be over $10,000. The grading system is as follows: To be simply LEED certified, the building must get 40-49 points. Silver is 50-59 points earned, gold is 60-79 points, and highest is LEED platinum which is 80+ points earned. When reviewed in 2011, the Engineering East building received 80 points when calculated and rounded, making them platinum certified. Above the elevator doors, the LEED certification is displayed for all to see along with plaques all around the building explaining the green technology. One example is the chilled beam technology, which uses heat from large servers in a specialized room to warm the air and help keep the air at a specified temperature, reducing the energy used by about 35 percent. According to an FAU press release from 2011, there is also a solar hot water system that uses solar panels to capture heat from

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SCIENCE • APRIL 21, 2015

The rooms in Engineering East have windows which provide natural lighting to 90 percent of the rooms. Photo by Tim Murphy

the sun to supply hot water in the building. The building also has enough windows to provide natural lighting to 90 percent of the rooms. Another feature is the cloud, a server accessible online. Prior to the cloud, there were specific labs for each class because only the lab computers had the needed resources and software. The cloud allows students and staff to have access to the resources they need to complete their work from any classroom, or even at home. This technology is labeled as ideal for replacing desktops and workstations because it reduces energy usage up to 85 percent and it emits less heat. There are also directory screens placed around the building that are used to find classes or teachers and show the consumption of power in the building. The building uses 150 kilowatts of power every five minutes, averaging about 43,200 kilowatts a day which is, according to USGBC website, an 11 percent decrease from the average college building. The Engineering East building also has a rooftop garden. It’s located on the fifth floor, beside the solar panels that partially power the building. The plaque next to the garden explains how the plants have been watered daily and are maintained. Once outside though, some plants appear dry and brown. The same 2011 press release explained that FAU provides LEED education to those who want it. A faculty member, when asked in regards to it, went on to refer to another person. An Engineering East lobby receptionist believed the Dean’s office would have the

answers but the receptionist in that office did not know either. It was later found out that there is a LEED representative, Lee Cooke, who is the representative of all South Florida, the largest USGBC chapter. One employee who passed by stated “he comes around once a week.” The UP reached out to Cooke, but did not receive a response as of publication time. Marco Canino, a grad employee working at Engineering East, was one of the many staff members who understood the innovations but not what LEED was. “I know it [is] the right mentality for the future,” said Canino. “It was really only told to me during my freshman orientation five years ago.” According to some staff members, the building’s innovations and LEED certification is mostly explained to freshman and visitors. Linsey Lalouy was one of the few students who had something to say about the building, although his answers were similar to that of Canino’s. “I’ve never heard of [LEED] but I know the building is green and it uses less energy,” said Lalouy. LEED is beginning to teach many businesses how to be environmentally smarter. FAU, being one of those businesses, has chosen to follow LEED and its ideals to become more environmentally conscious. FAU claims that they are spreading LEED ideals to students and staff, but the only way they are informing them is with a small plaque above the elevator doors.

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SPORTS • APRIL 21, 2015

BEHIND THESEAMS Flatter seams on college baseballs are leading to more home runs, and people are starting to notice. Story by Ryan Lynch

hey are white, round and leaving college baseball parks at a 40 percent higher rate than last season. No, it’s not the fans – it’s the baseballs. The NCAA made a change in 2013 that just took effect for the 2015 season: to lower the seams on the regulation baseball from .048 to .031 inches, similar to the height of the seams in minor league baseball, but still higher than Major League Baseball. The UP reached out to Rawlings — the maker of both MLB and college baseballs — for the exact height of the major league ball, but received no comment on the size as of publication. FAU baseball has definitely noticed the change in their own games. In 2014, the Owls hit 16 home runs for the whole season of 53 games. Through 37 games this current season, FAU has already surpassed that number, hitting 22 home runs in that span. Owl pitchers also have given up 19 home runs over that same time this season, compared to nine in all of 2014. Players and coaches are starting to take notice of the ball’s carry. “You know, it’s a funny thing that you can say ‘yes’ when you look at the numbers,” said head coach John McCormack. “But is that the baseball or the fact that everyone is a year older, a year stronger, a year wiser?”

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SPORTS • APRIL 21, 2015 The college ball is not exactly the same as the minor league ball, due to the difference in cores; the core of the minor league ball has a higher coefficient of restitution (average of speeds before and after collision) than the college ball, meaning that the pro ball is more lively when struck. The change was made in an effort to raise offensive production in games, which had lowered since the introduction of BBCOR bats in 2011. Runs scored have also declined in recent years, decreasing from an average of 6.98 per game in 2010 to 5.08 in 2014. BBCOR stands for batted ball coefficient of restitution, and was originally introduced to protect pitchers, who were facing batted balls upwards of 110 miles per hour from the BESR, or ball exit speed ratio, bats — the old standard. This was due to the “trampoline effect,” the force exerted on a baseball’s exit speed during contact. The new bats, which are made of a blend of multiple metals instead of a single alloy, did lower the speed of baseballs that pitchers were facing, but at a cost of power from batters. In 2011— the first year after the change — the average amount of home runs per game dropped from .94 to .52, and continued to drop in the following seasons. This past season, home run rates dropped to .39 per game, an all-time low since metal bats were introduced in the 1970s. The lack of power was felt in the College World Series tournament as well. In 2010, the last tournament with the old bats, as well as the final tournament at Omaha’s Rosenblatt Stadium, teams hit a total of 32 home runs through the duration of the 16-game tournament. Last season’s tournament was the fourth year where BBCOR bats were used, and was played at TD Ameritrade Park, which is in its fourth year of operation as Rosenblatt’s replacement. Hitters managed only three home runs over the 16 games. That’s a 29 homerun deficit that developed over that three-year span, a noticeable decline. But that number is on the rise. Statistics gathered from the early season statistical trends show a 4.33 percent increase in runs scored, and a 7.38 percent raise in pitchers’ earned run averages from March 1, 2014 to March 1, 2015.

“Personally, I like them because I have much more control than with the higher seams. They do go farther unfortunately, and hitters have more of an advantage than pitchers.” - John Sebelle, senior pitcher

The science behind the change can help explain the rise in home run numbers. Tests performed at the NCAA bat lab at Washington State University on both balls revealed a “drag effect” present when both balls traveled a long distance. The test involved launching the baseballs from a machine at 95 mph with a 1,400 spin rate, and at an angle of 25 degrees to simulate the settings of a typical home run. Forces are acting on a ball from multiple directions when it is struck by the bat, including gravity and the speed of the ball going in the direction it has been struck. Because we don’t live in a vacuum, wind also acts upon the ball as a force that works against its velocity. The longer a ball travels, the more that the “drag effect” affects it. With the raised seams, balls traveled an average of 367 feet; the flat-seam balls traveled an average of 20 feet more. Lower seams protrude from the ball less, allowing for a smoother flight than the raised seams, which catch the wind slightly more. The separation of 20 feet could mean the difference between a ball clearing a fence or simply bouncing off it. “The threat of the home run has crept —when I say crept, I mean crept — back into baseball,” McCormack said. “Six, seven years ago with the old bats and balls, the home run was always prevalent in lineups, [batters] one through nine.” While skeptical that the ball is the full cause of the change, McCormack maintained it still affects the game. “I think that overall the difference is you see more balls getting into the gap, you see some balls getting over the

Drop and rise in NCAA Division I home runs per game (by season) * First year of BBCOR bats ** First year of lowered seam balls

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SPORTS • APRIL 21, 2015 Ricky Santiago is one of many players who has seen an increase in home runs since the change in seam height. Photo by Michelle Friswell

fence, you see some balls getting through the 4-6 gap (area between the shortstop and second baseman) that you haven’t seen in the past couple of years.” “Yeah, I’m sure they have,” senior third baseman Ricky Santiago said about whether the balls had helped affect his home run total. Santiago is second on the team in home runs with four, behind junior left fielder Christian Dicks’ seven. Last year, Santiago had three home runs in the 53 games he played in. “We started practicing with the balls in the fall, but once you’re in the game you don’t really think about it,” he added. “We use both the old and new balls in batting practice. If you hit a ball square on the barrel with the new ones, it definitely travels farther.” Senior pitcher John Sebelle prefers the new ball to the old one. “I like the shorter seams,” he said. “I feel like they don’t rip up your fingers as much. Personally, I like them because I have much more control than with the higher seams.They do go farther unfortunately, and hitters have more of an advantage than pitchers.” Players who had moved to the professional ranks before the change noticed the difference between the pro and college ball as well. RJ Alvarez, who pitched for FAU from 2010-2012 and now pitches for Major League Baseball’s Oakland Athletics, noticed the switch when he

started pitching in the minor leagues. “There was definitely a difference from the balls I used in college,” Alvarez said. “When I pitched there, the balls had huge seams.” Alvarez felt there was a definite adjustment process with throwing the professional baseballs. “They definitely moved more when I threw in college than when I got to the minors and started throwing with the professional balls,” he said. “But when you get used to the ball with the lower seams, I feel it’s more comfortable to pitch with, and some say you throw a little harder with them.” It will take a few years to see whether the balls cause an increased number of home runs and runs scored over time, much like with the change of bats. But if the trends stay this way, it could be a dawn of new offensive spikes on college diamonds.

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YOU-HAUL Read up on everything your resident assistant didn’t warn you about and make moving out easy. Story and photo by Emily Creighton

ho would’ve thought moving out of a shoebox could be so stressful? You manage to cram your life into every nook and cranny of your dorm room or oncampus apartment throughout the school year, then you have to somehow manage to pack it all back up. From one on-campus dweller to another, don’t worry — it can be done. Read on to learn tips and tricks that’ll be sure to impress mom when she comes to help. Also, follow the checklist provided by Florida Atlantic’s Housing and Residential Life to make sure you cover every square inch for checkout.

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1. Hit up stores like BestBuy and Costco to see if you can get large boxes for all of your belongings. 2. Delegate the cleaning of any common areas. This’ll help it go by faster and keep everyone from getting overwhelmed with responsibility. 3. Use small amounts of white toothpaste to fill in holes left by thumbtacks. 4. Turn off your fridge a few days before leaving with a towel left underneath. This’ll give any liquid time to leak out. 5. Put a dryer sheet in your air vent for a couple of days to help get rid of any lingering smells. 6. Start packing clothes that you’re positive you won’t wear within the time of packing. This’ll give you a head start and you won’t have as much to worry about later on. 7. Consider donating or selling any old clothes or books to lighten the load. 8. Get bubble wrap to protect mirrors, lamps, televisions and other breakables. You can also use socks for extra padding. 9. Plastic cling wrap or vacuum seal your clothes on hangers to keep dust off of them and to consolidate them. 10. Label all of your boxes by category — kitchen, bathroom, bedding, etc. — or color code them to stay organized.

Traditional Checkout: 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. • • • •

Pick a check out time with your RA 24 hours prior to desired check out time. A sign-up sheet will be located on your RA’s door. At checkout time, your RA will inspect your room and fill out a room condition report. You and your RA will then go to the front desk to return your key. Have a fun summer!

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Remove all personal items and clean your room. When you’re ready to check out, visit the front desk. Complete the checkout paperwork and return your key. Have a fun summer! (A final inspection and room condition report will be completed within 24 hours of checkout.) All of the information above can be found on: fau.edu/housing/moveout/. Students must move out within 24 hours of their last final, or by 5 p.m. on April 30 — whichever comes first.

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