AVION ARTICLE ON THE 50 TASKS

In this week's edition of the Avion (ERAU's student newspaper) writer and photographer Aaron Craig wrote about what it means to participate in the 50 TASKS challenge. It's great to get publicity about the efforts our Sports Marketing team has been building for the student body on campus. Help us continue to create new and lasting traditions at Embry-Riddle by joining in. We'll do our part, but we need you to make campus life successful. Read the article here.
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IF ONLY...

...my feet were to move as fast as James Brown's tomorrow. I'd feel a heck of a lot better about running the 8K portion of the Embry-Riddle Cross Country meet sponsored by Asics. I don't plan on singing while moving either, so simply put, the man was legendary. I will be running with those sunglasses on when I take down TASK 12 though.

TASK 12

It's fast approaching. This Saturday September 25th beginning at 7:20 am the 8K portion of Embry-Riddle's Asics Challenge Cross Country meet will be under way. At 8:00 am the 5K race will begin (and I'll definitely still be running that 8K). Above you can witness a video that was put together to let people know about the event. Come out, bring your running shoes (and potentially an oxygen mask) and get a little exercise while knocking off TASK 12.

BEACH BALL (TASK 28)

The beach ball came out tonight at the volleyball game, and every timeout called (there were a lot called by St. Thomas) it went up in the air and a party got started. Fantastic. Enjoy the video taken from the new Go Pro camera. Not a bad view, need to clean the plastic camera housing unit, but other than that, it looks pretty sharp.

GO PRO!

Oh baby, we just got this new bad boy and I can't wait to put it to some use. It'll be fantastic when some students are Skydiving Into A Game (TASK 34: NBD), and we can capture unbelievable footage the entire way down. It's lights, camera, action for some videos with it soon to promo TASK 12, which is next weekend September 25th, and some soccer and basketball spots a bit later.

For those getting all 50'd up or those of you who are skateboarding around campus (yeah all 12,000 of you), take a peak at the Go Pro demo reel below (so many rhymes). It's hot.

TASK 12

TASK 12 is coming soon. Not this weekend, but the next, Embry-Riddle will host their Cross Country meet. Due to construction on the campus, this event might not be as large as it has been in the past, but you can still knock one off the 50 TASKS. Not to worry if you aren't in great shape, I had a cheeseburger with bacon and jalepenos (and weighed in at 280 lbs) the night before running in the Men's 8K last year. It wasn't pretty, but I finished...during the women's race. The Ladies will take a 5K course around campus. All you've got to do is run in one of them. Come out, sport some short shorts, maybe a mullet. If you can grow a 'stache that fast, recognize the greatness that was USA Track star Steve Prefontaine.

TASK 12 goes down Saturday September 25th. The race will kick off at 7:05 am - sharp. Be ready to run!

I WANT THIS TO BE A NEW TASK...

Organize this:

GAME TONIGHT

Tonight will be the first ever REZ RUMBLE - a competition between our residence halls at Embry-Riddle. Our women's soccer team will play arch-rival Flagler College at 7 pm, and the dorm with the largest percentage of attendance at the game will be the winner (for now, there are 6 more throughout the year). However, this is the 50 TASKS blog, and that's what we're here to talk about. Tonight, we'll have a great halftime show (rain or shine) so you can knock off TASK 41 - Participate in an in-game promotion. We may even be pulling out the Ocean Deck Surfboard to promote Friday's Beach Night Men's Soccer game, and if we do you'll be able to cross off TASK 11 - Ride the Ocean Deck Surfboard. We may even bring the t-shirt cannon back out (TASK 27).

I love that we've got several groups competing to accomplish all 50 TASKS as soon as they can. Remember if you want to sing the national anthem (TASK 36) or skydive into a game (TASK 34) or be the school mascot (TASK 8), hit the Sports Marketing Department up at either 386.323.5030 or 386.341.2170 or email michael.farrell@erau.edu

Be sure to check out the Big Head that I bring to the game tonight (TASK 20). I think you'll like it (hint: not at the table Carlos).

Game time is 7 pm. The opponent is Flagler (and the remainder of your 50 Tasks). Let's dominate them.

TASK 42: PARTICIPATE IN A THEME NIGHT

The Flock hosted their first theme night last night: 80's Night. It was bonkers, bananas, blissful even. Plenty of people came out to get rowdy, and the volleyball team handled their opponent 3-1. There were tons of kids dressed up, too. Neon, side ponies, deep v's, even a few Michael Jackson look alikes (from all his different looks in the 80s).

Prior to the game, in order to get ready, I was able to make my way into Hot Topic and the Volusia Mall. This is some accomplishment since I'm pretty sure that if your education level exceeds the 8th grade they normally bar you from the store. After my stealth moves to just get inside, I picked up a few shirts to fire off from the t-shirt cannon (TASK 27), and got myself a Biz Markie t-shirt. Hello 80's, and hello ladies. You may say he's just a friend, but that t-shirt was straight up bonafied.

We had one lucky, mullet-clad fan take down TASK 27 by firing off several rounds from the t-shirt cannon, and we had a couple different groups lead a chant (TASK 13). All in all it was a great day to knock off some tasks. There's more to be done tonight as soccer and volleyball both play at home at 7 pm.

See all the pics here.

TASK19: SIGN THE EAGLE HEAD AT THE OCEAN DECK

We've already had a couple of students finish this task (nice work boys from Wood 3rd Floor - or as they call themselves: the Whiskey/3), and since the Ocean Deck is the Flock's primary sponsor, we want a whole bunch more students to participate in this one. The Eagle Head is right above the left corner of the bar at the upstairs portion of the OD. You'll even get to stand on top of the bar so that you can sign in. Recommendation: make sure they've got a good song on so you can go all Coyote Ugly after you sign.

Hint: By visiting the Ocean Deck you are also chipping away at TASK 24: Visiting 8 Flock Sponsors.

Three tasks crossed off the list in 4 days. Feeling good so far. Be sure to Fan the EMBRY-RIDDLE 50 TASKS page on Facebook and post your own adventures.