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Women Look to Rebound
Women’s Basketball Team is Stacking Up Against Competition

Women Look to Rebound
Women’s Basketball Team is Stacking Up Against Competition

Lynn University’s Women’s Basketball team portrait. Photo/Lynn University.

By Gene Proisnitzer
Staff Writer

After a successful first season under head coach Nikki Sullivan, the Fighting Knights are looking for bigger things this year with a great returning squad and a great recruiting class.
The Knights return six players, including three starters, from a team that went 16-12. These players are lead by leading scorer Jade Williams, one of four seniors. Williams set career marks with 15.9 points per game, 157 rebounds, and three pointers made with 52.
“I enjoyed watching Jade lead the team last year,” said Jesse Kopp, sophomore. “She is great at setting the tone for the rest of her teammates. She always finds a way to get her teammates involved.”
Another one of Coach Sullivan’s seniors is Crystal Ahmed, who is a threat on both sides of the court. Last year, Crystal improved in all aspects of her game, doubling her scoring and rebounding averages while hitting a team-high 43.1% of her shots from the field. She also recorded the first ever triple-double in program history, with a 14 point, 12 rebound, 12 assist game against 2008 NCAA Division II National Quarterfinalist Wingate.
The other seniors include Eve Skardzinska and Carly Golden. Sophomores Cara Dolci and Natalie Basore are also returning and adding to this are junior newcomers Erica Gordon and Cedrica Yapp; sophomore Chelsea Patterson; and freshmen Marquis Lee and Madeleine Doyle. Lee was a Street & Smith Honorable Mention All-American and McDonalds All-America nominee.
“I’m really looking forward to watching the team play this year,” said Sam Austin, junior. “I think this team has a lot of experience and will represent our school proudly.”
The Fighting Knights were picked to finish third in the conference by coaches and sports information directors around the conference.
The first chance to see the Blue & White in action will be Nov. 21 at the de Hoernle Sports and Cultural Center against Puerto Rico- Mayaguez.

Mizner Park's Top Priority
Minzer Park Increases Security Measures to Ensure Safety for All

By Renee Ingrassia
Stff Writer

Mizner Park, well-liked spot among locals, is rethinking safety regulations as a result of rowdy concerts that have been held in the past.
The Amphitheater is a popular concert venue among Palm Beach County residents and visitors reaching more than 8,000 nightly.
“I think it is a good idea to increase security,” said Alica Mourgue D’ Algue, junior. “It isn’t bad to increase security measures for our own good and safety.
A California-native band, Slightly Stoopid, performed on the amphitheater stage recently. The concert caused fans to be noisy enough to require Mizner Park to have 30 extra officers on site. The police on hand were forced to break up fights and curb underage drinking and drug use. In addition, fire rescue rushed six people to the hospital for alcohol poisoning and other drug related issues. This, in turn, tied up the cities’ units for many hours. Past concerts have had a higher turnout than originally expected, but none like what was seen at this most recent concert.
No one was arrested at the concert, but traffic was unable to move through Mizner Park due to the crowd. This concert also cost the city $25,000 just to control the turn out. In addition, a letter was sent to the center for performing arts at Mizner Park from the city officials telling them that the concert violated their lease agreement. However, the city is not trying to reclaim the cost of the concert.
“An increase in security would be great,” said Candace Spencer, senior. “People may have a tendency to say it’s Boca, nothing ever happens here, but things do. Ignoring it is not the way.”
Another band by the name of O.A.R was supposed to be performing at the Mizner Park Amphitheater. However, in response to the Slightly Stoopid concert the concert was moved to Pompano Beach.
This is not the first time that Slightly Stoopid has performed on the Mizner Park stage; the band performed a year ago without any problems. The venue does not plan to refuse certain genres the right to play on their stage as a result to the concert.
Instead, they will be sure to take more precautions if another band like Slightly Stoopid should perform at the amphitheater again. The city now plans to get a more advanced idea of bands with a history of crowds similar to what was seen at the concert. In addition, they plan on designating areas where excess fans can stand and they will also restrict people from standing and assign parking spots to those that have tickets only. In terms of using the police, the city would like to no longer pull officers from other parts of the city.
The concert was heavily announced on the radio well in advanced to the show which may have had something to do with the outcome. About 4,200 people were in the crowd for the concert.

Student Witness to Fatal Folly
Female Fires Gun Shots Upsetting Quiet Community Near Campus
 

By Amy Lyus
Staff Writer

As many students know, Vistazo apartment complex is a very convenient and safe place to live near campus. Recently, on the other hand, it was not such a safe environment to be in.
After being dropped off from a delicious dinner, I received a phone call from student Rachel Rooth, junior. Rooth informed me that the police had every house and its respective owner on lock down.
“I heard a gun shot and ran upstairs to my friends room to ask if she had heard it also,” Rooth said. “I looked outside and saw a girl and boy running across the street, and the girl had a gun in her hand.”
About 30 minutes later, Rooth and her two roommates received a knock on the door from two police officers, one of which was armed with guns and wearing a bulletproof vest.
“Were you a witness to anything that just happened?” said the officer. Rooth explained that she had heard the gunshot and seen the two frantically running away from the sound where the gun had been fired.
After the Boca Police went door to door in the local Vistazo Apartment complex, they soon found out that the young adults had shot holes in a neighbor’s brick wall close to the garage. No one was killed or injured, but it does make one wonder as to the saftey of the Boca Raton community.
It has been assumed that the Boca comunity is a secure area, but future students planning on living off campus must be sure to look into security and especially look for complexes with gated communities. One must be sure to place safety as a priority when shopping for a residence.

Students Study in Self-Defence
Moshe Katz Instructed Students in the Israeli Martial Arts of Krav Maga

By Kelsey Breining
Staff Writer

Lynn University was proud to welcome Moshe Katz this month for a second year in a row. Moshe Katz is a well-known self-defense instructor in the Israeli martial art of Krav Maga. Ryan Feigenblatt, President of Hillel at Lynn, met Katz in Israel and invited him to teach the unique martial art.
“I’m thrilled to host Moshe Katz on his U.S. tour from Israel for the second year in a row” said Feigenblatt. “This program was made possible thanks to the large turnout in 2007.”
It appears that students just could not get enough of Katz because this year even more students joined him to learn the crucial aspects of self-defense. Katz has been teaching self-defense for about 20 years, and has been touring campuses all throughout the U.S. and Canada. Katz believes self-defense helps build self-confidence. “I like to give people basic self-defense survival skills, derived from what we do in Israel,” said Katz. “In Israel we deal with danger on a daily basis, self-defense has to be practical, that’s what we try to share during the program at Lynn.”
Katz began his training in the 1980s as a student in Jerusalem. In 1993 he founded Mt. Spirit Warrior School of Martial Art just outside of Jerusalem. His school includes instruction in just about everything from kickboxing to jujitsu fighting and even hand-to-knife defense. While Katz wants his students to become fully aware of any and all self-defense methods, his favorite teaching method is Krav Maga. The program combines the most effective techniques from Israeli, American, Brazilian, Japanese and Russians styles all rolled up into one effective training program.

The Truth About Lynn
An Important History Lesson for the Lynn Community
 

By Kyle Cannon
Special to the iPulse

Established in 1962, Lynn University started off as Marymount College. After creating Wilmington College in DE, Presedent Emeritus Donald E. Ross took a trip to Marymount College, two-year Catholic women’s college, to buy the library’s books. It was closing its doors due to bankruptcy. After witnessing the hard work and dedication of the students to save their school and the beautiful landscape, Ross was inspired. Several months after his initial visit, he moved his family to Trinity Hall located on campus, where Ross set out to develop the school. In 1971, he was elected president of Marymount College after convincing investors to save the two-year Catholic women’s college. In 1974, the name Marymount College was changed to the College of Boca Raton. After receiving a large donation in 1991 from Eugene and Christine E. Lynn, the College of Boca Raton changed its name to Lynn University in thanks to its large contributors. In less than 20 years, Ross was able to turn a college that was on the verge of closing into a four year accredited university with a master’s program. Lynn offers majors in the College of Arts and Sciences, Business and Management, Education, Hospitality Management, International Communication, the Conservatory of Music and the School of Aeronautics. and handed Lynn University over to his son, Kevin. In 2006, Kevin gave the first State of the University address.

Movie on the Wall Presents
The Widely Acclaimed Blockbuster, The Dark Knight
 

Tonight at 9 p.m., on Freiburger Lawn, Student Alumni Association and Resident Hall Association is sponsoring “Movie On The Wall.” This evening all will watch The Dark Knight featuring the late Heath Ledger. “The Dark Knight was amazing. I saw it in theatres and fell in love with it. I can’t wait to see again on the wall,” said Cary Palmer, senior. Be sure to head over to the Freiburger Lawn early before seats are full.