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February: Black History Monthsee B1

VB Lifeguards re-new their contract see A2

Down and dirty with Wrestlingsee C4

Get close up with Yesim Girensunlusee C3

NFL Super Bowl Feb 6

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Free HRT and Tide Tickets Feb 7

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Condom Olympics Feb 7

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Norfolk Weather Feb 7

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By: Andrew Tompkins

Contributing Writer

According to the Old Dominion University Economic Forecasting Team, the Hampton Roads area is pro-jected to see an increase in real gross regional product of about 1.97 percent over the next year. The team com-prised of three ODU business faculty members; professor Vinod Agarwal of economics, finance professor Moham-mad Najand and the newest member to the group who joined this semester, professor of economics, Gary Wag-ner. Each year the ODU Economic Forecasting Team researches data and creates an annual Economic Forecast for the Hampton Roads region. The team presented their findings on Jan. 25 during Old Dominion’s Economic Outlook Conference at the Norfolk Waterside Marriott. With 350 regis-tered attendees, it is clear that local businesses have an especially vested interest in knowing the region’s fiscal prediction. As one of the few region-al forecasting groups in the area, the findings are widely respected as an ex-cellent indicator of the coming year’s economic outlook.

Hampton Roads is a distinctive area in that it has a unique combination of privatized and governmental contract-

ing. As one would guess, the single largest factor that affects the Hamp-ton Roads region specifically is the amount of military spending from the national budget.

“Department of Defense spending accounts for roughly 46 percent of total output for this area,” professor Agarwal said.

When the national economy picks up steam and continues to improve, so do smaller communities and regions. Areas like Hampton Roads get a lot of help thanks to heavy government spending as well. According to the na-tional yearly forecast, the Department of Defense spending will be roughly the same as last year’s which means an estimated direct flow of about $20.75 billion of spending into the area. Con-sequentially the regional forecast pre-dicts an encouraging change in a num-ber of areas including a decrease in the unemployment rate and increases in hotel revenue (+2.6 percent), taxable sales (+3.8 percent), and general cargo tonnage (+2.9 percent). This translates to a projected increase in tourism in-come and port and shipping revenues. Though the projected increase in real gross regional product is below the region’s historical average annual growth rate of 3.2 percent it seems the economy is taking a turn for the better.

One facet of the financial sys-tem that continues to struggle is the housing and building permit market. Building permits for new residential construction projects are expected to decline over 11 percent in 2012, re-flecting continued repercussions from the housing market crisis a few years back.

With a predicted drop in the un-employment rate for Hampton Roads from 7 percent to 6.2 percent in 2012

this news is especially encouraging for ODU students. For comparison, the projected national unemployment rate will likely hover around 7.9 percent. Students who are currently looking for a job or graduating in 2012 are faced with a much better regional job market than last year. Additionally, since the economy is predicted to grow in tour-ism this could spark an arrival of new jobs particularly in the summer and

spring seasons. Even with the predict-ed drop, the unemployment rate is still one of the highest for Hampton Roads in the past decade. Local businesses may also see a growth in the coming year but likely not a substantial one.

“Local businesses should be grow-ing, but not all sectors are expected to grow, it is possible local government sectors may continue to lose jobs,” ex-plained Agarwal.

Since the economy has been recov-ering slower than expected it will take time to see what kind of impact this will have on the region. Even though the forecast team has projected growth in many areas, the growth may take place at a much slower than normal pace. It is clear by looking at the find-ings and projections that there is still a significant economic problem in the community. Ideally, the Hampton Roads community will continue to im-prove directly with the national econ-omy. Students can look up the find-ings and view the actual presentation by going to the Forecasting Project’s Website at www.odu.edu/forecasting.

ODU Forecasting Team Predicts 1.97 Percent Economic Growth

By siAgA Johnson

Staff Writer

The fifth annual Scholarship ben-efit, “Her Melody Lingers On,” was held at Old Dominion University on Friday, Feb. 3 at the Diehn Re-cital Hall in memory of ODU student Claire Cucchiari-Loring. The benefit featured a silent auction where various prizes and services were auctioned off, and also hosted various pianists and choir vocalists who performed a variety of numbers.

Having a passion for music, Claire Cucchiari-Loring was on her way to graduating Magna Cum Laude from Old Dominion University in May 2007 with a degree in music. Her musical experience at Old Dominion ranged from collaborations with the Madri-

gal Singers and Jazz Choir, as well as singing vocals for the Jazz Band.

Tragically, the community lost her to the hands of domestic violence. Her memory is currently being honored by a scholarship in her name, as well as a yearly benefit geared toward showcas-ing musical talent and hosting a silent auction from various vendors in the Hampton Roads community.

The Claire Cucchiari-Loring Me-morial Scholarship was established in Claire’s memory, as an opportunity to reward students of ODU with out-standing musical talent. Students who receive this scholarship are viewed to embody similar ideals that Claire had in terms of musical talent.

The scholarship is sponsored by do-nations from family, friends and sup-porters. “In recognition of the musi-

cally talented recipients of the Claire Cucchairi-Loring Memorial Scholar-ship, established by her family and friends in 2006 to honor her memory

and her gifts of music, passion and a generous spirit,” is engraved in the plaque students awarded the scholar-ship are given.

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SGA AddressMonarchs,

I am proud to announce that Bike Safety Day 2012 was a major suc-cess. In addition to registering bikes with the ODU Police Department, the SGA Safety Committee distributed bike safety tips, U-LOCKS, and REP-ODU shirts to students who registered their bikes and traded in their wire chain locks. This event is a continuation of our effort to promote student awareness and responsibility in regards to safety and other campus issues.

At this time I would like to congratulate Casey Morris on being named Director of the Month for January, and Anthony Asmar as Sen-ator of the Month. Their efforts have truly helped guide the direction of SGA throughout the year.

Monarchs, we need your help as we take on VCU in the ODU-VCU Rivalry Week Coin Drive, Feb. 6 through Feb. 10. Be sure to stop by the student organization offices in the U-Center (SGA, Mace and Crown, SAC, FOREIGNERS, CSCE, MONARCH MANIACS) and the following locations on campus (Student Engagement and Enroll-ment Services, Office of Intercultural Relations, Bookstore, Webb In-formation Desk) and drop off your coins. The Commonwealth Trophy is on the line, as well as bragging rights. Every dollar raised provides three meals to the Food Bank of Southeastern Virginia.

Finally, as we kick off Black History Month, I would like every-

one to take a moment to reflect on the significance of this month and what we can do as individuals to celebrate and promote greater under-standing across the racial lines. Old Dominion University is a truly amazing place because of the great diversity that we host. There are certain characteristics about our campus that make it a vibrant mix-ture of people. Whether you are hanging out in South Mall during activity hour or playing ul-timate Frisbee on Kaufman Mall, we respect and value everyone’s individuality. As you go about your day take a moment to think about how you promote greater un-derstanding and contribute to the diversity that our university prides itself on. Please feel free to contact me with any ques-tions, concerns or ideas; I can be reached at lferreir@odu.edu.

All the best,Luis Ferreira

By: Allison Terres Staff Writer

Virginia Beach city hall reached the deci-sion last month to rehire a privately owned company, the Virginia Beach Lifesaving Ser-vice (VBLS), to control life support services at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront.

The resolution was reached by city hall in the midst of VBLS’s seven-year contract with Virginia Beach expiring and the release of a city report that estimated considerable po-tential savings if the municipality took over operations.

The report, released last month, outlined the benefits that transferring emergency ser-vices to the city-funded EMS Department could provide. Benefits included a savings of $1.4 million over five years.

From Virginia Beach to Florida, most cit-ies on the East Coast hire private companies to maintain shoreline emergency services. “It takes the liability and responsibility away from of the city,” said Deputy Chief of the Virginia Beach Lifesaving Service, Tom Gill.

VBLS’s eighty-year experience at the oceanfront and immense support from the Virginia Beach community won the company a new five-year contract, despite the possible savings presented by the city report.

Gill argued that the report did not account for operational expenses that are not obvious. “We’ve been here a long time and we know where the expenses are.”

Expenditures that were missed by the re-port include the operation of emergency ve-hicles and required lifeguard training.

The Virginia Beach Lifesaving Service became operational in 1930 at the hands of Dusty Hinnant. The company has reserved control over lifeguarding services and emer-gency response tactics at the beach ever since.

Since 2004, about 4,000 people have been rescued, 8,000 lost kids were returned to par-ents, and 750 medical emergency responses were made. With these figures, VBLS consis-tently proves itself to be one of the best life-saving services on the East Coast.

VBLS has become a part of the Virginia Beach community. “I will be part of VBLS for life,” said Bernard Escobar, who has been a lifeguard with the company for six years. Bernard is one of the more experienced life-guards and believes, “The best part of the job is the camaraderie.”

At a city hall meeting on Jan. 24, the pos-

sibility of the city takeover of oceanfront services was considered. About 60 people showed up in support of the continued opera-tion of VBLS.

“We didn’t have to build a grassroots orga-nization. We are a grassroots organization,” Gill said of the outstanding community sup-port.

In 2009, the Virginia Beach municipal-ity took over the lifesaving operations at Sandbridge, a smaller section of the Virginia Beach oceanfront, without consulting the community or offering a chance for VBLS to

argue the decision. According to many lifeguards, the service

that the municipality provides at Sandbridge pales in comparison to the quality of a VBLS operation. “If they cannot manage Sand-bridge,” said Escobar, “they definitely could not handle the main oceanfront”.

VBLS was never looking to battle with the Virginia Beach community it is dedicated to protect. Gill believes the new five-year con-tract will bring “the best service at the best value that Virginia Beach has ever seen.”

By: derek pAge

Assistant News Editor

The American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) has appointed President John R. Brod-erick to the Council of State Represen-

tatives. “I am pleased to welcome and con-

gratulate you on your appointment to the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) Council of State Representatives. I know you will do an outstanding job

representing the institutions in Vir-ginia,” Edward Elmendorf, senior vice president for government relations and policy analysis, said in a letter to Broderick.

Located in Washington, D.C., the AASCU is an association for higher education of nearly 420 public college and universities.

According to the AASCU’s web-site it also represents “systems whose members share a learning-and-teach-ing-centered culture, a historic com-mitment to underserved student popu-lations and a dedication to research and creativity that advances their re-gion’s economic progress and cultural development.”

One of the AASCU’s fundamental purposes is to advocate for effective public policy at the federal level and to provide both federal and state policy analysis to advance member institu-tions and the students they serve.

The council members may be asked to produce quick turnaround responses on federal or state legislative matters of immediate concern or to advise staff on topical issues of public policy that may affect public colleges and universities.

“Being selected to serve on the AASCU Council of State Representa-tives is an honor and an opportunity. It will provide a platform for me to better understand what is occurring in public education in all 50 states, as well as form stronger relationships with peers across the country,” said Broderick.

They also strive to support the in-stitutions of members in their mission to ready students who can be demon-strably competitive and effective in an economy and a society that require global literacy.

The council also helps formulate and recommend the public policy agenda to the association, and to as-

sist staff in carrying out the agenda through contacts with stakeholders and members.

Another duty will be to include a high priority role of observing and providing counsel on state higher edu-cation trends and issues.

“As with my role as chair of the NCAA Football Championship Sub-division Presidents, it is beneficial for Old Dominion University to have a seat at the table when discussing im-portant issues in higher education,” said Broderick.

Other Virginia institutions rep-resented in the AASCU are George Mason, James Madison, Longwood, Norfolk State, Radford, Virginia State and the University of Virginia’s Col-lege at Wise.

President Broderick’s term com-menced Jan. 25 and will run through Dec. 31, 2013.

President Broderick appointed to AASCU

President Broderick has been named to the Council of State Representatives.

By: siAgA Johnson

Staff Writer

On Thursday, Jan. 26, Oktay Baysal, the Dean of Old Dominion University’s Batten College, congratulated a group of students from ODU’s Engineering program and Hampton University’s Architecture program on their placement in Or-ange County Great Park’s Solar Decathlon.

The competition will be held in Irvine, CA in 2013. During the event 20 Colleges from the U.S., Canada, and Europe will compete to de-sign and build the most energy efficient Net Zero Energy Home. Entries will be judged by design and energy conservation capability. Net Zero Energy Homes are unique in that they consume a minimal amount of energy from power grids, are Carbon-neutral, and are made of renewable building materials. Moreover, light timers, au-tomatic shades and specific thermostat settings are installed to ensure maximum efficiency of

energy management.ODU and Hampton’s collaboration will be

dubbed Team Tidewater. This will be the second time this team has participated in a Solar Decath-lon, with their previous result being a fourteenth place ranking at the Solar Decathlon held in Washington, DC in 2011. For that event, Team Tidewater built an experimental home named Unit 26. This home will now be transported to Old Dominion University’s campus and will be located on 47 and Killam. It will serve as ODU’s Sustainable Development Institute and will be a testing lab and showroom for innovations in en-ergy management. Mujde Erten-Unal, associate professor of civil engineering at Old Dominion is a lead advisor for the project, along with David Peronnet, professor of architecture at Hampton Univeristy.

Erten-Unal expressed anticipation for the event remarking that, “It’s quite an enterprise, but our last entry in the Solar Decathlon helped

form lasting links between the Batten College of Engineering and Technology and the architecture school at Hampton University. It was a great ex-perience, and we’re happy to do it again.”

The name of Team Tidewater’s home for the 2013 Decathlon will be Canopy House and it will be an energy efficient home also built to meet the

needs of the disabled. During the competition teams will construct their homes and will be as-sessed on 10 categories ranging from design of the home, to function, and to efficiency. Univer-sities that have had experience with this event

and will be participating in 2013 are the Univer-sity of Calgary, Stanford University, University of North Carolina at Charlotte and the Vienna University of Technology in Austria.

In congratulating Team Tidewater’s selection to compete, Baysal reiterated that Unit 6 “rep-resents the institutionalization of sustainable development. It’s not on our campus just for the duration of the competition. We want to use this physical space to experiment, expand and ex-plore, and for others to see that sustainable devel-opment is not just practical, it can be interesting and beautiful.”

Baysal stressed the importance of design ef-

ficiency and functionality as well as what can be done with a touch of creativity. With these skills, Team Tidewater prepares for a second shot at winning first place in 2013’s Solar Decathlon.

ODU and Hampton University’s ‘Team Tidewater’: Building Energy Efficient Homes for the Future

By: Allison Terres

Staff Writer

Old Dominion University demands the national spotlight once again with Rebecca Michel and Matthew Portner. The two gradu-ate students from the Darden College of Education won top na-tional counseling awards for the 2012 Chi Sigma Iota competition.

“It is a testament to the counseling teachers and education here at ODU,” said Portner, winner of the 2012 CSI Outstanding Mas-ters Student award.

The award is decided from a national pool of counseling stu-dents affiliated with the Chi Sigma Iota Honor Society. The CSI Honor Society consists of 78,000 international professionals, stu-dents and educators. The society is dedicated to providing recogni-tion for outstanding achievement as well as outstanding service within the counseling profession. Every college has its own chap-ter and ODU is home to the Omega Delta Chapter.

Portner was notified three weeks ago that he won the award,

but his success has been a long process. He first won the award out of the sixty-five graduate students from ODU’s Omega Delta Chapter. From there, he had to reapply for the national recognition.

Portner has years of hands-on counseling experience. At the Vir-ginia Beach Psychiatric Center, Portner worked with adolescents. “The most rewarding experience has been teaching adolescents alternative ways to deal with issues,” he said.

These alternative practices include yoga and meditation, two successful approaches that the Virginia Beach Psychiatric Center had never seen before. Portner found his passion and plans to con-tinue working with adolescents after graduating from the master’s program.

Portner is set to graduate from the program in May. From there he plans to apply for doctoral school, possibly at ODU, which boasts one of the best doctoral programs in the country.

Michel won her award from the same Chi Sigma Iota Compe-tition. She started with the ODU doctoral program in 2009 and has actively participated in the Chi Sigma Iota Honor Society ever

since. The application and selection process for Outstanding Doctoral

Student is similar to that of Portner’s. She was selected from a na-tional pool of doctorate students on criteria of grade point average, extracurricular activities, service to the chapter and the counseling profession, and evidence of excellence.

Rebecca, known as Becky to most, is a familiar face around the Old Dominion campus. Michel has either taught or co-taught eight undergraduate and graduate classes. She has also worked at the ODU Women’s Center offering dating violence workshops.

She is the second doctoral student from ODU to receive the nomination for Outstanding Doctoral Student. Last year Stephanie Crockett won the same award.

The Chi Sigma Iota International Awards Ceremony will be held in San Francisco Union Square in March where Portner and Mi-chel will be recognized for their accomplishments.

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In addition to celebrating Claire’s legacy, the fifth an-nual benefit brought supporters together to participate in a silent-auction and musical recital. The silent auction featured goods and services ranging from a one-hour flight tour of Hampton Roads, to skincare services at a spa. There were 40 auction vendors who participated.

Featured musical performances ranged from a song from the ODU jazz choir, to jazz piano performed by John Toomey and Justin Kauflin, with concluding per-formances done by pianists Andrey Kasparov and Ok-sana Lutsyshn.

In an interview with Barbara Besal, a close friend of Claire’s and a co-coordinator of the event, it was stated that the first benefit held in Claire’s memory was a va-riety of talent performances ranging from martial arts to belly dancing. A strong focus on music was therefore not present until recently when officials in ODU’s music department were able to introduce jazz performers and pianists of Claire’s musical inclinations into the perfor-mance.

“Tonight has been the best turnout for people to still come back. It is overwhelming, and a testament to Claire. Truthfully, Claire didn’t have any idea how powerful her presence was. She would be honored,” said Besal.

The fifth annual scholarship benefit to remember Claire’s legacy had the highest turnout of participants of all benefits held in her honor. The students recognized for their musical achievement are seen to be talented in such a way that Claire’s legacy is able to live through others.

This was also an opportunity to learn about resources that are made available by The Samaritan House to help people who are either suffering from or know others who suffer from domestic abuse.

Scholarship donations can be mailed to ODU Educational Foundation, Attention: Cathy CraftOld Dominion University, 9000 BAL HallNorfolk, VA 23529.Resources to help cope with domestic abuse can be

found at www.samaritanhouseva.org. They can also be reached at their 24 hour crisis hotline at (757)-430-2120.

By: mAry JAmorA

Contributing Writer

The following scenario is probably familiar to the majority of the university population: A person, minding their own business, ignores the speeding, two-wheeled monstrosity in front of them and fails to brace for the inevi-table crash.

In the spirit of unfortunate biking accidents, the second annual Bike Safety Day was held in the South Mall of Webb Center on Feb. 2.

Officer Anthony Cook from the University Police said that they rarely get reports of such collision accidents. “Share the road. People have complained about bicycles taking the road,” Cook said. “But what we really want is

to push bicycle security at ODU.”There was an emphasis on bicycle theft and

the kinds of locks that students need to use. The event highlighted the use of the more du-rable U-locks over cable locks that can be cut by pliers.

The event, which was sponsored by the Stu-dent Government Association and Division of Student Engagement and Enrollment Ser-vices, also gave out special shirts and served pizza and drinks to riders who were able to register their bikes with the ODU Police De-partment.

“It’s important to get your bike registered so that we can figure out who stole it and try to find it,” participating student Quashawn Cook said.

Bikes are free to register 24 hours a day at the campus police offices, located at 4516 Monarch Way and at the Powhatan Station. Having bikes registered makes them less like-ly to get stolen and speeds up recovery in case of a theft.

The Outdoor Adventure Program at the Student Recreation Center also holds Learn-ing Labs where technicians can show students and faculty members how to fix their bikes. Their hours of operation are from Sunday to Friday, from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Bike clinics will also be held on March 27 and Feb. 9 from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m..

For more information on bicycle safety, students are encouraged to contact the ODU Police Department at 683-6528.

Tau Sigma National Honor Society presentsopen micFebruary 116-8:45 pmGuarantee a time slot by emailing contact information to TauSigmaNHS@gmail.com or come at 5pm to sign up.

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Contributing Writers

There is a sad misconception that Black History Month no longer holds im-portance in American culture. It is even sadder that this misconception is widely spread by younger generations. How Black History Month is celebrated or what meaning it holds or doesn’t hold varies but it is still important to stay informed.

African-American history is American history. One of the many goals of Black History Month is to blur the line that separates the two.

In 1926, Carter G. Woodson started Negro History Week. Over time, Negro History Week evolved into February being nationally recognized as “African-American History Month” or “Black History Month.” During this time, promi-nent figures such as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X and Rosa Parks are celebrated for their parts in the civil rights movement; however, they are not the only African-Americans who have contributed to the social progression and general achievements within the black community.

Thomas L. Jennings was the first African-American to hold a U.S. patent. He is also credited with the creation of the dry-cleaning process. Dr. Charles Richard Drew was a doctor and surgeon who was best known for his techniques for blood storage. His ideas lead to improved blood banks and saved many lives.

Patricia Roberts Harris was the first African-American women to become an ambassador. She also was the first African-American women to hold a cabinet post. There is also Ella Fitzgerald, a legendary jazz singer, who helped change the face of jazz music. In her lifetime, she won thirteen Grammy Awards and was honored by Ronald Reagan.

A more familiar person is Dr. Maya Angelou. Dr. Angelou is one of the most influential voices of recent times. She has lived abroad, mastered multiple lan-guages, and is known worldwide for her literary works such as “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.” Dr. Angelou has also used her talents to write multiple screen plays and has appeared in numerous movies and television programs. Dr. Angelou is known as a powerful, uplifting voice within the African-American community, and she continues to speak out against social injustices.

Many past influential African Americans have paved the way for current Afri-can-Americans to live out their dreams freely. Whether a politician, lyricist, talk show personality, or movie director, the African-American race has progressed immensely since the early to middle 1900s.

Most notable for his films “Do The Right Thing” and “He Got Game,” Spike Lee is known as one of the greatest movie directors of all time. He is credited with giving a multitude of African-American actors and actresses their first film roles such as Halle Berry, Martin Lawrence, and Bill Nunn. Spike Lee’s films are known to address the socioeconomic issues of race, poverty and prejudice, African-American culture.

Within the music industry, Common is known as one of the most influential lyricist among African-Africans. A strong advocate of positivity, Common dis-cusses topics such as teen pregnancy, violence in the African-American commu-nities, and the importance of education in his music. Not as widely acclaimed as other lyricists in the music industry, Common can be respected by many fans for his ability to uplift African-Americans by voicing societal misfortunes affecting them through his music.

Arguably the biggest name amongst the African-American race presently is none other than Oprah Winfrey. When discussing the contributions of Oprah one does not ask what has she done, but what hasn’t she done. Whether donating a new home and car to a single mother raising four children in a one-bedroom apartment or giving millions of dollars to the impoverished countries in Africa, Oprah can be seen as an influential being. She is not only the wealthiest African-American living presently, but also considered the greatest African-American philanthropist in American history.

These legendary African-Americans can be seen as a ray of hope and a prime example of success for past and present generations.

Black History Month: Past & Present

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1926: Carter Woodson

1992: Common

1943: Dr. Charles Richard Drew

1955: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

1935: Ella Fitzgerald

1963: Malcom X

1954: Dr. Maya Angelou

1965: Patricia Roberts Harris

1955: Rosa Parks

1985: Spike Lee

1976: Oprah

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Chris Cooper grabbed 22 rebounds while scoring 10 points against James Madison on Feb. 2. Cooper’s 22 rebounds is a new Constant Center single game record, breaking the 16 held by Alex Loughton in 2004. He has 13 double-doubles on the year thus far.

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He may have taken a bit of a detour to Old Dominion, but ultimately, Donte Hill has found the school and team he wants to be a part of. After being recruited out of Nor-folk Collegiate, Hill made the decision to join Clemson, a decision he doesn’t necessarily regret, but admits may have been different if it happened again.

“As a young kid when you see the names of schools and stuff when you’re getting recruited, you’re more susceptible to choose for the wrong reasons,” Hill said. “Now that I’m more mature, I’d advise young kids to not make light of the decision and make sure it’s definitely the right fit, it’s a system that fits you and a coach that wants you to do well.”

“In the grand scheme of things Old Dominion is a much better fit.”

Hill is from the Hampton Roads area and attended Nor-folk Collegiate high school. He grew up going to Old Do-minion games, admitting it was the only games he went to before arriving at Clemson. Like many natural athletes, Hill excelled in basketball and football, but after breaking his foot in football, he decided to stick with just basketball.

A versatile player, Hill is able to fill in many different spots in the lineup, handling the ball or as a slasher. He pos-sesses an above average shot and has no problem pulling

the trigger from behind the arc.“My favorite player is James Harden, so I kind of try to

do a little bit of everything like he does,” Hill said. “Just re-bounding, I’ve always been a naturally good passer, try and get my teammates involved. Do anything I can to help out.”

Unfortunately for Hill and the Monarchs, he had to sit out all of last season and the beginning of this season because of NCAA transfer rules. But Hill didn’t look at that as a bad sign. Instead, he took it as an opportunity to get accus-tomed to the Monarchs’ style of play.

“It was tough, but it wasn’t as tough as some people may think it was,” Hill said. “I was just observing more than anything. I was just watching, learning the system.”

“Guys like Breon Key and Jason Pimental came in and got thrown into the fire, I got a chance to watch and I think it’s helping me now.”

Coming from the Atlantic Coastal Conference (ACC), Hill is certainly used to playing against big time athletes. But he isn’t cutting the CAA short, saying it is just as com-petitive and the players are just as skilled. The biggest dif-ference he admits is the size of the arenas.

While the size might be different, Hill is quick to address that the atmosphere presented in the Ted is just as good, if not better, than some of the stadiums he played in while at Clemson.

Being a local, Hill sometimes gives away “15 tickets a

From Clemson to ODU

By: JordAn Jones

Staff Writer

JoNiquia Guilford is quickly be-coming a dependable force on the court for the Lady Monarchs. The player who many know as “Jo” has shown improvement throughout her time at Old Dominion, and has shown more flashes of brilliance in her third full year of action.

In her first year as a full-time start-er, she has come through with perfor-mances such as her first double-double against George Washington University and more recently, her 20 point effort against George Mason University in a close win for the Lady Monarchs.

Guilford knows and embraces her

role as a leader on a young Lady Mon-archs team. “My role is defensive, make defensive stops, and guard the other team’s best person and just make good plays,” Guilford said.

Every team needs someone to do the tough work on defense and on the boards. So far, Guilford has been the woman for the job.

Although the Lady Monarchs are struggling this season, Guilford is extremely optimistic for the future of this team. “I see us going forward, all we’re doing is progressing each game and taking it step by step,” she said.

Guilford herself has made signifi-cant progress as she went from being a seldom used reserve to ultimately be-coming a starter and having a big role

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Old Dominion wrestling will pay homage to 10 wrestlers from their past during the intermission of their match against NC State on Thursday, Feb. 9. These wrestlers are part of the ODU All-Decade Team. The match will also have a ceremony for the team’s two seniors, Te Edwards and Joe Budi. The young ODU wrestling team will stop to take a look at the past for a mo-ment, as they continue down their own path into the future.

The ODU All-Decade Team is made of the best wrestlers that have gradu-ated from ODU since 2000. Each member will represent a different weight class. Recent graduates James Nicholson, Kyle Hutter, Joey Metzler, Chris Brown and Jesse Strawn will be among those honored.

As ODU looks to celebrate the past, they have plenty to look forward to in their future. This year’s team is young, but has done well so far. Mon-archs’ head coach Steve Martin said of the season so far, “It’s going above average,” which from him is quite the compliment. “In the dual meet season, I think we could have won pretty much

every one so far, with the exception of Ohio State. It’s come down to basical-ly a point here or there,” coach Martin said. ODU has a record of 11-8.

The team is currently ranked 25 in the nation by the NCWA/USA Today Division I Team Coaches Poll. Coach Martin feels they could be higher. “With our young kids I think [the ranking] meant a little bit to them,” he said. “But they know we could be a top-ten easily. Every match we have been in [was] a dogfight.”

The youth of the team is something coach Martin knew he would have to appreciate this season. “We’re so young we have to have everyone compete at the highest level,” he said. “Nobody can have an off day.”

Redshirt sophomore John Nicholson is a member of the team coach Martin has high expectations for. Nicholson is still having difficulties from an in-jury, but he is now on an eleven-match winning streak and is looking strong. “I don’t think he wrestled very well in December, he’s had some shoulder problems he has been dealing with. I expect him to be undefeated now, he’s just that good,” coach Martin said.

Edwards has also been a huge part of the team’s success this season with

a 19-3 record. “Guys like Nicholson and Edwards, I think they could beat anyone in the nation,” coach Martin said.

Looking into the future, ODU is coming up on one of the biggest chal-lenges of the season. “The CAA Tour-nament is important this year because we have three top-25 teams,” coach

Martin said. “In the past the CAA was average, now you got Binghamton, Hofstra and us. And that’s not going to change anytime soon.” This season the tournament will be on Mar. 3 in Binghamton, N.Y. These young Mon-archs have bought into coach Martin’s system and are something the rest of the nation will have to deal with for

not only the remainder of the season, but far into the future as well.

The match Thursday will also be having a food drive. Bring in a canned food item or a coat and ticket price will be reduced to $1. Proceeds will be going to the Salvation Army

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Yesim Giresunlu, or “Yessi” as her roommate and close friends call her, is easy to spot. The 5-feet-6-inch freshmen from Istanbul, Turkey looks like your stereotypical swimmer. With her long legs, muscular arms and broad shoulders, it’s easy to tell that the pool is her home away from home.

According to Yessi, most Turkish students study abroad for college after they graduate from high school. Yessi first came to America her freshmen year of high school, and again her junior year with her club swim team for the Destination Imagination Global Finals Swim Meet that’s held every year in Knoxville, Tennessee.

“I wasn’t sure where I wanted to study, but I have a friend on the swim team here and she told me I would love it here, so that’s how I heard about ODU,” Yessi said.

Mufit Giresunlu, Yessi’s father, taught her how to swim when she was nine. “It wasn’t anything special, I looked like a normal kid learning how to swim…just splashing around and not really doing anything extravagant,” she said.

It was Yessi’s elementary school physical educa-tion teacher that first took a notice of Yessi. “I wasn’t a very good swimmer at first, but the coach saw how hard I was trying and he asked me if I wanted to swim for him competitively and I said sure,” Yessi said.

When asked about what she loves most about swimming, Yessi’s face instantly lit up. She repeat-edly said over and over how much she loves the water and claims it doesn’t always have to be pool water too. “I love it all, even if it’s like a really small lake, I love it.”

Yessi doesn’t have any weird diets, special work-outs or million dollar personal trainers. From Sep-tember to May, Yessi swims for Old Dominion, and during the summer, she goes back home to train and swim with her national team.

“There isn’t really an off season for swimming, it’s pretty much year round for me, so luckily, I’m always in shape,” Yessi said.

The sport of swimming for the most part has al-ways been considered an individual sport, but Yessi would beg to differ. Swimming in Turkey is much more about the individual, but here in America, “It’s much more about the team. The mentality is com-pletely different over here than in Turkey. My team is like my family,” she said.

Not many 18 year olds can say they’ve repre-sented their country on their national team like Yessi can, and while she is proud of that, her biggest ac-complishment was making the final cuts for the 2011 World Champions Team in China.

“That was my next goal after making the national team, and when I made the cuts, it was such a relief and great feeling, I was so happy,” Yessi said. “That was definitely a really big step for me personally.”

With two of her main goals crossed off of her list,

there’s only one more she would like to fulfill, go-ing to the Olympics. It’s been her dream since she started swimming competitively, and she knows that the coaching here at Old Dominion will one day help her get there.

With a lighthearted laugh, yet serious tone Yessi explained that, “The Olympics for swimmers is like the Super Bowl for football, that’s my dream…I have to go to the Olympics.”

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Making Waves

By: mATThew mccrAcken

Sports Editor

With 6-feet-6-inch Arni Arnason graduating, Old Dominion men’s swim and dive team looks to another man to step up to fill his shoes. Ar-nason was the Colonial Athletic As-sociation’s (CAA) Men’s Swimmer of the Year two times in his career and picked up six all-CAA honors in 2010-2011.

Though not as recognized as Arna-son, Monarchs’ 6-feet-3-inch sopho-more Sidni Hoxha understands he could be the next one to reign. “I can handle the 100 and 50 [yard freestyle] and maybe the 200 [yard freestyle], but for the rest of it, we’ve got other guys that can help fill his shoes,” Hox-ha said.

As a freshman in the 2010-2011 season, Hoxha was named the CAA co-Rookie of the Year and earned All-CAA in the 50 meter freestyle with a

time of 20.01. He also was the confer-ence champion in the 100 meter free-style with a time of 44.56.

The CAA Tournament is being held in Fairfax, Virginia on Feb. 22 through Feb. 25.

“I have to do what I did last year and better. Practice makes my races better. Practicing every day, I think I will get my goals,” Hoxha said.

A humble man from Tirane, Alba-nia has already made a mark at Old Dominion in his first two years as a Monarch. Hoxha is second all-time at ODU in the 50 and 100 meter free-styles with times of 19.87 and 44.56. He started swimming when he was nine years old.

Already this year, Hoxha has gotten within less than a second of his best time in the 50 meter freestyle with a time of 20.30. Assuring that practice is the way to improve, Hoxha knows what he needs to concentrate on these last couple of weeks before the tourna-

ment. “I can just start thinking about tam-

pering, and just thinking about what I’m going to do for my race mentally,” Hoxha said.

Hoxha comes from a family with a history of athletics as his grandfather was a member of the Albanian nation-al soccer team and his father earned a no. 3 ranking in tennis for Albania. With such athletic success in a family, any goal can be attainable.

“My goals are to make the NCAA’s this year. By my fourth year, I’d like to go to the finals of the NCAA’s. It’d be really hard, it’s what I’m aiming for, and hopefully I’ll reach it some-day,” Hoxha said.

Although close to his team and roommates, Hoxha admits to missing his family back in Albania. Being so far away, one of the closest things re-lated to his life back in Albania is the pool. Aiming for success, but practic-ing for dominance is the way Hoxha prepares for races.

Most recently, Hoxha won the 50 yard freestyle with a time of 20.82 and

100 yard freestyle at 47.06 against the Towson Tigers on Jan. 28. Hoxha isn’t even half way done with his collegiate swimming career at Old Dominion.

With such early success as a Mon-arch, fans can only expect continued success in the pool for the Albanian native. Hoxha hints at what could be in his bright future, “the records in the 100 [yard freestyle] and 50 [yard free-style],” and goes on to say “maybe the 200 [yard freestyle].”

Hoxha’s pure talent mixed in with his hard work and dedication at prac-tice equal an equation for success. Continue to watch the sophomore at the CAA Tournament in late Febru-ary in Northern Virginia as he tries to reach his goals.

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Albanian Native the Future of Old Dominion Swimming

on this team.It was not always smooth sailing

for Guilford. As a true freshman, the Portsmouth, Virginia native appeared in five games before suffering a sea-son ending knee injury, tearing her anterior cruciate ligament. This may have been a crushing blow for most players, but Guilford used it as a learn-ing experience.

“I just kept working hard all off-season, telling myself just got to keep working. Doing extra to stay in shape while I’m off to combat the weakness in my knee. Mentally, I just pushed through it,” Guilford said.

She has set some goals for her team-mates and herself as well in the com-ing months. “I want to make it to the CAA [Colonial Athletic Association] and win. Our team is young and just keeps progressing,” Guilford said.

Guilford is a student of the game as well and identified some of the strengths and weaknesses of her team. “Our posts are awesome and I think we have pretty good guards also. We just need to strategize and put those two things together,” she said.

At Wilson High School in Ports-mouth, Guilford averaged 27 points per game during her junior year and won many accolades. She has adjust-ed her game while at Old Dominion to improve on defense and impact the game in ways other than scoring.

Her favorite sports personality is Lisa Leslie, the Hall of Fame center for the Los Angeles Sparks. One word to describe Guilford’s career thus far would be improvement and she will only take her game to new heights in the coming years.

The Lady Monarchs travel to Dela-ware on Thursday, Feb. 9 to face the Blue Hens at 7 p.m. Tune in to witness Guilford’s hustle impact the outcome of the game.

game” and loves to play in front of his friends and family. It gives him that extra motivation to perform for the Monarchs.

Hill came into a team on the back of two CAA Championships, an impres-sive feat that he very much wants to continue.

“It’s almost like we’re always ex-pected to win,” Hill said. “We were ranked high in the CAA after losing three or four seniors so people expect the ODU tradition is winning.”

While Hill may be a well-rounded player, he understands there are areas to improve. He mentioned his decision making and aggressiveness, but then laughed when he said “coach Taylor says I got a whole bunch of weak-nesses.”

A sociology major, Hill thrives on the court as well as off. He wants to be around basketball, but feels confident in his sociology skills and wouldn’t mind pursuing a career in that field.

Hill has already improved a very talented Old Dominion team and there is no reason to doubt the team’s ability to win their third straight conference title and Hill’s first.

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By: sTeven knAuer

Staff Writer

It’s that time again, that time where we in the gaming world get excited and reluctant about a new console release. Microsoft has not denied the planning of this new console, nor have they officially announced it; however, the “Xbox 720,” as it is affectionately codenamed, is certainly an exciting subject full of hopes, dreams and wor-ries.

To start, the rumored specifications

of the console are pretty nice. Accord-ing to James Rivington of Techradar.com, it will have three 3.2GHz IBM power cores, an ATI graphics proces-sor, a brand new core i7-2600k CPU, an Nvidia GTX580 graphics card, and at least a terabyte of save data storage.

In layman’s terms, it could be be-tween six to eight times more powerful than the Xbox 360. The most exciting part to me is Microsoft’s new dive into the digital market. It is unclear where they are heading with it, but they could reinvent the console market if done

correctly. Taking inspiration from a solely digital market like Steam would be a good move on Microsoft’s part, making the purchase of games easier and more convenient.

There are some more rumors in-volving Microsoft’s plan to eliminate the used game market with this new console. Colin Campbell of IGN.com spoke about the issues of eliminating the buying and selling of used games, primarily involving the economy in its current state. Gaming is an expensive hobby and there is no denying it, and

selling our beaten games is a good way to continue this hobby. Camp-bell said, “In these ferociously dif-ficult economic climes, the ability to trade games is the thing that allows us to buy new games … If those gamers stopped buying new games, the policy of war against used games would look Pyrrhic.”

Microsoft’s current tactic for bat-tling the used game market is the use of online passes. To play a game on-line, one must enter a one-use code that comes with every new copy off a game. For people who bought a used copy of a game, this online pass is available for a modest price on the game’s section in the Xbox live mar-

ketplace.My suggestion to Microsoft would

be if the games available for the sys-tem were available digitally, the price should be reduced. Not having to pay for a DVD to be written on, put in a

case, stored in a box and shipped via truck to a game store is a significant cut in costs for the company. If the in-dustry is trying to root out the major source of gamer’s pocket money, it would only be fair to give something back so that they could fathomably af-ford their products.

In my crazy dream world, a game console would rely solely on its on virtual marketplace that has cut prices due to less cost, and have no use for game stores in general. This dream, however, may never come true as these stores pay a good amount of money to keep the gaming companies concerned with them. All the nit picking aside, the unofficial announced released for

this console should be sometime in the year 2013, so Microsoft has plenty of time to decide who gets the raw end of the deal, gamers or retail.

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