Florida Gulf Coast University

Writer Marc Edelman made the point to say that college athletes are basically employees of these colleges. They put in just as much hours if not more than a full time worker. Edelman writes that “Although the NCAA claims college athletes are just students, the NCAA’s own tournament schedules require college athletes to miss classes for nationally televised games that bring in revenue.” Another good point that he brings up is that March Madness affects more than six days of classes. How can the…

The Florida Orchestra performed Brahms’ Violin Concerto featuring soloist Tianwa Wang on November 15th, 2015 at Ruth Eckerd Hall. The Florida Orchestra was formed in 1968 by The Tampa Philharmonic and St. Petersburg Symphony merging and creating The Florida Gulf Coast Symphony. The name changed to The Florida Orchestra 1984. It is recognized as Tampa Bays leading performing arts institution. Ruth Eckerd Hall is located in Clearwater. It 2,180 seat auditorium with continental seating and no…

Guns in college When looking for a college do you ever look to see if they allow guns on campus? In the United States 12 states allow guns on campus, 22 states depends on the college policies, and 16 states don’t allow guns on campus. From 1997 to 2007 there have been more than 40 school shootings. In a study of midwestern colleges, 78% of students opposed allowing concealed handguns on campuses. Many think it's a good idea to allow guns on college campus because they will be able to defend…

Spreading along the east and gulf coast of the United States of America are unique geologic formations known as barrier islands. Not only are these landforms neat to visit, but also they have the important role of protecting the coastline by reducing the effects storm winds and waves can have. Barrier Islands, like Assateague Island, can form in different ways, but all are constantly undergoing changes from various factors. The focus of this paper will be how barrier islands form and move, these…

Dinoflagellates are always present in the ocean water, but when the water is polluted by hurricanes, tornadoes, or other tropical storms, it can cause these organisms to “bloom” or reproduce rapidly (Gunter). E. Lynn Wright in Disasters and Heroic Rescues of Florida explains that these algae lurk around in coastal waters but populate too many miles offshore to be controlled before a red tide occurs. Many scientists thought of ways of trying to control a red tide like dumping a…

the Appalachian highland extending almost upto Florida Island in the south. 3.The Central Plain Region : This is the largest region. This area covers about three-fifth of the total area of North America. This extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Gulf of Mexico in the south and is located just at the central part of the east and west highlands. The central part is slightly high and gradually slopes towards the north and south coasts. The Lake Region of North America is…

government to assess how students were preforming in each state, they gave the states the power to create their own state curriculum. For example, Florida Governor Rick Scott and Commissioner Pam Stewart mandate education by implementing standardized testing in schools. Back in 2008, Florida began assessing schools by gathering student’s FCAT (Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test) scores to see if students were performing at the level they were expected to be for each grade level based on…

tropical storms, here is a list of the most devastating and costly. One named hurricane Opal hit Florida, Alabama, and Tennessee in 1995. It’s damage cost $5.1 billion. In 2003 hurricane Isabel hit North Carolina and impacted other banks. It costed $5.3 billion. Another was hurricane Floyd which was especially catastrophic because of the rain causing extreme flooding. It hit North Carolina and up the east coast as a Cat. 2 and travelled North. It’s damage was $6.9 billion. Hurricane Hugo was a…

Wildfires in Florida are not normal and were partially caused by a weather condition known as “El Niño”. The “El Niño is a periodic warming of ocean water in the tropical equatorial Pacific Ocean” which brought drought conditions to all of Florida (Dolce, Erdman “El Niño: The Facts Behind the Impacts”). Very hot, dry conditions created the perfect scenario for the destructive wild…

Before Harriet Taylor became the Principal she is today, she entered Bay District Schools as a third grader at none other than Springfield Elementary School, saying “It’s kind of cool that I got to start my career in the district here and now I get to end it here.” At Springfield, Harriet found her love for school. She describes her family as “abusive and very poor.” For her, the school became a break from her tumultuous home life, a place where she saw adults who lived their lives in a way…