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Vol. 24, No. ~{I TUESDAY January 7, 1992 . . 16 Pag~s , Year ofchange leaves UCF with new president by Jamie Carte UCF looks back at 1991: The year in review EDITOR IN CHIEF . robbed students from the Valentine's Day/ u_nvtiledpreliminaryplansforgrowththrough Spring SG Pre·sidential Election issue of The Fu- 2010.GroundwasbrokenfortheStudentUnion, The year began with the onset of turmoil ture. Two students stole a majority of the which is still under construction in Pegasus in the Persian Gulf. Last Christmas our papers from campus bins. Circle and will eventually be.come the nucleus troops.were abroad. Americans sported yel Be.cause of the prank, students missed the of campus. low ribbons and troop support demonstra Jason DiBona/ Mark Dogoli ticket that swept - One step toward the fuJ_ure was the comple tions abounded on college campuses - the spring elections with its 'The Spirit of the tion of highway expansion of Alafaya Trail. including UCF. Students" elaborate campaign with shirts, hats The bulldozers left after a two-year project that In mid-January. the UCF Student Veter and the works. expanded the road from four lanes to six lanes. ans' Association hosted a support rally·for Malaysian student Sundar Sinnappan, a Summer students on active duty in Saudi Arabia. computerengiileeringmajor, wasnamedlnter- The beginnings of budget cuts hit UCF at They were met with opposition from peace · national Student of the Year. the end of May as word spread about tuition advocates.Words were exchanged and tem In the sports scene the UCF Rugby Club increases. Late.fees, parking decal fees.and pers flared as OCF was thrown into the ranked No. 1 in Florida while the UCF Water health fees increased as the athletic fee re- midst of war hype. Ski team won the national title. mained stagnant from the dramatic increase in In a time when fre~dom of expression Meanwhile,due to UCF' s massive increase was on everyone's mind, a student prank in growth, university President Steven Altman .)
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All Barnett Banks arc insured hy the FDIC l l • , The Central Florida Future January 7, 1992 3 List forms early for physical therapy comse by Bill Cushing if there was a need .for a degreed physical While complete criteria for acceptance is therapy programs that tried to operate without CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE therapy program," he said. yet unknown, Laird expects to receive applica- a set ~chedule have, in general, failed. The ·' "The answer was yes." tions from 300 to 400 qualified people. How- stringentrequirementsarealsomeanttoensure Apparently it will be easier for UCF to The BOR meets on Feb. 7 to make its final ever, the program 's first class will only be 18 at that those admitted to the program will have the begin a new course of study than it will be for determination concerning the program. most, and it will grow only gradually from that best chance of completing it without problems. :, ~ture students to gain entrance into it. . While the degree is still not official, number with a proposed maximum class size "Once a vacancy is created, it can never be In light of recent state budgetary cutbacks, Laird and the university have already taken of 32 students for the next several years. refilled," he said. the Board of Regents ruled ihat no new aca- action as far as scheduling is This ineans that initial appli- Although the privately-pledged funds were demic programs may be initiated in. the next concerned. The deadline for cants have only a 95 to 1 chance originally meant to offset the first two years of two years. However, according to Dr. RobertJ. applicants is Jan. 15. Indi- · "Once~ vacancy of entry. That point was obvious the planned program, because of the BOR's Laird of the UCF biology department, it seems vidual interviews by a selec- is created, it can on the evening of Dec. 16 when ruling on new academic courses, the commit- ' (I almost definite tl)at the university's plans to tion committee will be held more than 100 people came to tee came up with plans to make the program begin a baccalaureate course in physical therapy from Feb. 17 until March ) 5, never be refilled. " UCFtoattenda physical therapy self-sufficient for its first two years. This was will receive the BOR's approval in February. and the first class will be se- program question-and-answer done by downsizing the initial class size and "We've got a community that's worked lected by the beginning 9f - Dr. Robert Laird forum sponsored by .the UCF maintaining a smaller number of students in very hard to put this thing together and fund it,'' April. Classes will begin in Physical Therapy. club. the program, possibly until 1995. biology professor Laird said, citing that the proposed program the summer term, with a new "It's not going to be easy," "By yearfourof implementation, it should has more than $500,000 in pledged dollars class starting every May there- Laird said. "There' 11 be people break even," Laird said. 'I from the Central Florida professional thera- after. who are not accepted who will be. very well "We debated not going forward (with the peutic clinics and operations. That, according to Laird, is where the qualified." plan)," he added. However, a number of The idea, which began in September 1990, rub will begin. "This is a limited access program," he factors encouraged the committee to con- was researched by a committee under the Col- Debbie Phillis, academic advisor to the Col- said. "Every student who is accepted is going to tinue trying to ~tart th~ classes. lege of Health ~d Public Affairs. lege of Health and Public Affairs, has been com- have to provide proof of academic ability." Stating that timing was the essential fac "We put together a number of educators, piling a list of potential applicants since last While admitting that it is a "lockstep" ,J aswellascliniciansandotherauthorities, to see August. She said she has a roster of 1,200 names. program, Laird pointed out that other physical THERAPY continued page 5 SG senators reach out and touch . . students in monthly meetings by Sandra· Pedicini ments on the Senate. senators were complete and co~ti.tu STAFF REPORTER "I. felt that the Senate should ency requirements could be imposed. take a more actil•e ro1e," DiBonn The resolution passed with ouly A.resolution designed to give stu said. "You should somehow be two senators voting against it. dents more of a voice in Student Gov accountable back to the students One of those senators, Kirstin Ma Mon. -Thur. 7:45 a.m. - midnight ernment will go into effect this month. who represented you." son, said that while it is im The resolution requires senators DiBonasaidthatittook I ~! ! portant that senators keep in Friday 7:45 a.m. - 6 p.m. to spend one day a month talking to the senate a semester to I cr1f ~ ~ touch with their constitu 1 Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 5 p.m. their constituents. enact the requirement be- ~~ .,p ents,shefeltthat''thosewere SG Public Relaions Director cause the idea was "tricky ... ,, ~)-- just more meetings that we Chris Marlin said the Senate will to sell to a group." Student would have to have." decide Jan. 16 on constiuency meet Vice President Mark Government SG had problems with ing times. Dogoli, Senate Pro Tern senator absenteeism last Student Body President Jason Don Langley and senators Gary semester. DiBona promised in his campaign Marlar and Gina Edwards wrote the Marlin said that while there were that senators would speak with stu requirement last summer. However, protests against the requirement, dents at least once a month, although Senate tabled the requirement until "I don't see any of them as valid he has no power to impose require- September when the elections of new arguments .. , AT&T punches UCF's number: donates microscope Electrical engineering departm~nt will use the scanning electron microscope as a research aid by Nicole Grappo with my associate at UCF and found they [the electrical engi- Malocha said the electron microscope has significantly ' CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE neering department] had a need for it." - aided professors in teaching during the past few months. "It Dr. Kapalthy Sundaram, assistant professor of electrical engi allows us to enhance our processes here so we can build better Last August, AT&T donated a scanning electron micro neering, and Dr. Kevin Casey, engineering lab manager, played a devices and develop better laboratory fabrication facilities," scope to the electrical engineering department and saved the very prominent role in the process for this donation. "An employee Malocha added. university $70,000. spoke with me about the possibility of a donation, and also a former This facility is a rnicro-elec;tronic clean room used to build _The equipment came from AT &T's microelectronics pro student who now works at AT&T helped with this process," transistors and many other devices, which is unlike other micro duction line. Al Gleason, an employee for this particular depart Sundaram said. "The equipment was needed very badly." scopes in the engineering department The magnification of the ment, proposed the idea of the donation to his boss, Al Ross. "The department will use the microscope primarily for microscope is 25 ,(XX), powerful enough to detect submicron geom "We were getting new equipment and thought this would be graduate students as a research aid for process development," etries that otherwise could not be seen. In contrast, the magnification very useful equipment for a college," Gleason said." I spoke Don Malocha said. of the other microscopes in the department is only 400 to 600. The Central Florida Future will be carried-on LASER •JUDAIC COURSES spring graduation is Friday. Business Administration shuttles beginning Jan. 7. The UCF Judaic studies Applications must be turned in Building, Suite 309. Call ext. These changes will also program _is offering two new to the Records Office. 2796 for details. take place: courses this semester. History of the Jewish •TRANSCRIPTS COST • RESCHEDULING? People I, 3 credits, meets The Records Office is now Add/Drop begins Wednes from 11 :30 a.m. to 12:45p.m. charging students $2 for each day in the SCA and will con Tuesdays and Thursdays in transcript ordered. The first tinue until Friday. the Art Complex, Room 113. three, however, will be pro Also, remember to get Elementary Modern He cessed for free. those student IDs validated! brew Language and Culture II, 4 credits, meets from 9 to • PLAN YOUR CAREER • PROMOTE CULTURE 10:50 a.m. Tuesdays and The UCF Small Business Spanish Heritage, a non Thursdays in the same room. Development Center is offer profit student exchange or ing a workshop on business ganization, is seeking volun •FILE, GRADUATES plan development Thursday teers to be Area Representa The deadline for filing for from 9 a.m. to noon in the tives. Call 1(800)888-9040. 4 The Central Florida Future Janurary 7, 1992 cellor Charles B. Reed negotiated a versity spent $5,500 to move the students who wanted a refund for set up committees to review appli YEARREVJEW new contract for Altman and ap Flame of Hope. The sulpture was their $7 tickets. cations and interview candidates. FROM PAGE 1 pointed· Interim President Robert moved from its original spot and The Campus Activities Board A student search committee was Bryan. Altman worked as an advisor placed in front of the library. charged for the · concert promising formed to aid in the decision for a 1990. All fees used to be listed on fee to the Chancellor until November. The UCF Arena and Track opened that revenue generated would be ap new president. Although the candi invoices, but were taken off by Altman Fall with many construction problems plied to a spring concert. date that the student committee chose UCF became an official sight for The first day of fall classes was including a tile floor that the basket In adition to these problems, the was not selected, Mark Dogoli, com voter registration due to campus greeted with the same problems as ball team, led by Coach Joe Dean, homecoming crown was tarnished by mittee chair, was pleased with the efforts to increase student involve always .. .lack of classes and parking. refused to play on and bleachers that students who illegally changed ballots appointment made. ment in politics. The new LASER shuttle buses pre blocked the view of spectators. infavorof the 1991 homecoming queen After months of dileberation,Dr. In June Altman resigned from his miered to help alleviate parking prob Homecoming 1991, "Tales From Marci Villanueva John C. Hitt from the University of position in the aftermath of allega lems while budget cuts set forth by the Knightside," did not go off with The director of the film program Maine was chosen as the fifth presi tions about his use of escort services Gov. Lawton Chiles hammered away out controversy. Comedian and part was forced to resign and a nation dent in UCF's history. on business trips. Altman maintained at class availability. time "Tonight Show" host Jay Leno wide search for a new director began. Bryan will continue as presi- , he hired the escorts for back mas While students , staff and faculty performed in the Arena. Problems · The university began a nation dent until Hitt settles here penna sages only. Board of Regents Chan- were fighting budget cuts, the uni- with the audio system angered many wide search for a new president and nently in late Febmary. ( '{,,------~ ~ Coupon Catalogue l {,,------~ Coupon Catalogue l TWO FOOTLONG SUBS 1BUY ONE I 1 1 :. 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More than I OOcollege and university Delta Upsilon will become the newest fraternity to colonize ''Non-secrecy allows parents, friends and other Greeks to come campuses in the United States and Canada have active chapters. the UCF campus during rush kickoff this week. to the initiation ceremonies," said Michael Lamb, Delta Upsilon's Distinguished alumni include Michael Eisner, chairman and chief Delta Upsilon is different from other fraternities because leadership consultant. Delta Upsilon's expansion director, Joe executive officer of Walt Disney Co., and Lou Holtz, Notre Dame it is the only Greek-letter society to be founded upon anti- Riley, said the fraternity's headquarters decided to expand to head football coach. r-======-======~--- .· ~- -~-======~ 1 THERAPY FROM PAGE3 tor, Laird said that the proposal was submitte while outside money was still available to fund it. In addition, Dr. Robert Bryant, interim univer sity president at the time, was sup portive of the idea. UCF has even named a director of physical therapy, Dr. Patricia Yarbrough. · Hired initially as a consultant to the team that put together and ) e're working smarter, And there are others. Like the The BA II PLUS:M For business wrote UCF's physical therapy - too. So you don't have TI,68, an aqvanced scientific that students, this is the one to get. It package, Yarborough chaired the program at Georgia State Univer to work harder. solves up to five simultaneous equa, handles tiffie,value,0£,money and W sity for 12 years before leaving to For us, it means an ongoing tions, performs complex numbers offers cash flow analysis for internal direct the American Physical relationship with educators and and offers formula programming. rate of return (IRR) and net present Therapy Association, part of the professors, striving to undersrnnd value (NPV). Plus a whole lot more. nation's Department ofEducation. Laird pointed out that this is the No matter what your major, no same department that determines a matter what the course, there's a program 's accreditation. He said that TI scientific or business calculator being able to have the person here that's right for you. Do the smart who also was instrumental in setting thing: make one of them a part · up the guidelines is one of the main causes for UCF' s optimism in being of yo~r professional personality able to start the plan this year. now, and for the years to come. He explained that the combina You '11 be on your way to working tion of area facilities, the ongoing smarter. Instead of harder. growth of the university and her own background of being from Pensacola Try the entire line of TI scientific ·helped UCF hire her as the director. and business calculators at your Yarbrough' s experience is an local TI retailer. other plus for the university. Beside her work in Georgia, she is now finishing up as dean of allied health scienoes at the Medical College of ·.·· TEXAS Ohio; a position she has held since INSTRUMENTS 1987. She was the 1990 winnerof the APT A' sLucy Blair Award, an honor that is rarely conferred and, accord ing to Laird, usually to those who are retiring from the field rather than those who are still in it. "It's going to be one of the finest physical therapy programs in the country." Laird concluded. The Tl,)6X SOLAR, a general purpose workh<~rsc powered by ANYLITPM solar cells so you never need batteries. Would you what\ needed to help them make help a woman math concepts come nlive. being raped It means rnntinually working by a stranger? with students like you, discovering ~ firsthand whm you expect from the How about a woman being calculator you select. raped by a The result? Cnlculators thClt friend? me highly recommended by your You're at a party. teachers and peers. 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Box 25000, Orlando, Florida 32816 Advertising Manager Vic Kirazian Business Office (407) 823·2601, News0ffice(407) 823·NEWS Confetti/Collage Editor Bridget Clark Ad Production Lori Reynolds, Shayne Strickland Copy Editor J.C. Smith Editor in Chief Advertising Staff: Armand Cimaroli, Lauren Harris, Photo Editor Charles K. Morrow . Jamie Carte Refik Fortner Staff Members: Harris Ahmed, Josiah Baker, Jennifer Burgess, Michael Art Director Brian M. Wente Managing Editor Business Manager Production Manager Shayne A. Strickland DeHoog, Jenny Duncanson, Jason Maddox, David·Meadows, Savannah Heidi Steiner Thomas Negron Miiier, Robert Offermann, Sandra Pedicini, Noi Sabal, David J. Shoulberg Opinions expressed in The Central Florida Future are those of the newspaper or individual colurmist and not necessarily those of the Board of Publications , University Administration, or Board of Regents . Letters to the Editor must be typed, maximum of 300 words and include the authors signature, major and phone number. Letters are subject to editing for grammar and space and become the property of the newspaper, subject to their publicaiion. The Central Florida Future Is a free , non·profit newspaper published twice weekly during the academic year and weekly during the summer. All meetings of the BOP are open to the public. The Central Florida Future January 7, 1992 7 Value of freedom costs the American about $4 trillion memory lane to examine the world standards of the that if the Soviet Union· was allowed to succeed by Ed.Bowes '70s and early '80s. any means in the '80s, it would keep on and gain By the late '70s pride in America was diminishing. · magnificent momentum in the process. If stopped CAMPUS COMMENTARY Even though this nation withdrew politically honor butt cold, the whole militaristic war machine of the able from Vietnam, effectively we were humiliated Soviets and it's economy, would stumble. The big ecently, when speaking with someone I know, by the fact that the commies got one up on us. To question here is: if the Soviet's had succeeded mili I was given an effective price for our freedom. further this humiliation, America came to realize tarily in the '80s, would they be in the bad shape R You know, the freedom we all enjoy and that she had to play diplomatic ball with the turb~n they~re in today? Would Gorbachev have ever come to flourish by. The free·dom that at LEAST five of our wearing Arabs of the Mid-East in order to procure power and instituted any major reforms? I don't wars have been fought over. The freedom for which so the oil she so desperately needed. Then to put the think so. many have given their lives. In essence, this indi frosting on an already gloomy cake, the puny Irani As General George Washington once said, "The vidual with whom I was speaking basically equated ans humiliated the United States by taking Ameri best way to prevent a war is to at all times let the our present freedom with about $4 trillion (our ex can personnel hostage, to later be exchanged for enemy know he cannot win one." I suppose that was pected national deficit). And you know what? He was frozen assets in the United States. During this pe the underlying theme of the Reagan administration's lamenting that the price was maybe too high! riod, Soviet Premier Brezshnev rebuilt the Russian motivation to boost defense spending. So what was The whole argument this individual and I were strategic (nuclear) military, which alarmingly the result? The result is that during the 1980s, not having dealt upon whether or not the Reagan admin brought them up to date (that's a third world nation one, NOT ONE, inch ofsoil fell to the Communists on istration of the 1980s grossly overestimated the So with a first rate military - very scary). this planet of ours. NOT ONE INCH. In fact, as the viet Union and its military strength. It is thought by Then in 1979-80, by flying military transports revolutions of 1989 spread across Eastern Europe, many that the Reagan administration pushed for disguised as commercial airliners, the Soviets began we witnessed a decolonization of the Soviet Empire. Congress to overspend its budget, in the interest ofre the ruthless invasion of Afghanistan - an invasion However, another result was the bolstered national arming America in the '80s. In so doing, the national so threatening and deviant from international ethics deficit that now hinders our economy. deficit was ballooned. it compelled the United States to boycott the 1980 So back to this individual with whom I was speak From here in '92, it has to be conceded that the Olympics. To further this ruthlessness, the Soviets ing ... he came to the conclusion that the money spent Soviet Union is in no position to threaten an invasion were beginning to once again gain a foothold in our on our military was wasted, considering the recent of the free world. In fact, it can even be argued that hemisphere, this time through Central America. In downfall of Communism in the Soviet Union. I came even if the United States had not re-armed itself 1980, it looked pretty clear and simple: The Soviet to the conclusion that the money spent on our mili during the '80s, the Soviet!:; still could have never Union was beginning a policy of Communist coloni tary was contributive to the downfall of Commu posed a serious threat. However, as one professor zation, at the ease of a weakening U.S. military and nism. The downfall of Communism translates into once told me, "When examining history, never judge lacking U.S. world leadership. This is when Reagan the protection of the freedoms we so do love and a people's actions by the standards of your day [to finally came to the helm. This is when the tables enjoy. And no one can put a price on freedom, not day], but by the standards of theirs." began to tum. even a grand total of $4,000,000,000.,000.00. Just for a moment, I'd like to take you down Like a wind-up, self propelling toy, it was feared ReSearchers keep eyes on big shellfish-covered bra LeTendre said the bra was scooped up while DEC staff Dave Barry were trawling for dead lake trout near the Genesee /j§J ~gAn UNDERGARMENT River.... Because of the size of the garment, Mr. TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES FOI{ THE LeTendre said, more than 100 mussels had managed to attach themselves to it. · had hoped that we could get the new year under MUSSEL BOUND! "'Whoever that bra belonged to was oflarge propor way without any reports ofecologically dangerous tions,' Mr. LeTendre said. 'It was huge."' I shellfish attacking women's undergarments, but This episode raises a number oftroubling .questions, I see now that I was a fool. including: I have here an alarming news article written by -They were trawling for DEAD TROUT? Christopher Taylor of The Watertown (N.Y.) Daily - Is that sporting? Times and sent in by several alert readers. The head - Could it possibly be that the zebra mussels have line, which I am not making up, says: "Large Colony of become carnivorous and ATE the original bra occu Zebra Mussels Found Clinging to Big Brassiere." pant? In case you haven't heard, the zebra mussel is a hot new - Has anybody seen Dolly Parton IN PERSON environmental threat. Forget the killer bees. Oh, sure, recently? they got a lot of scary headlines-"Killer Bees Sighted In In an effort to get to the bottom of this, I called the Mexico"; "Killer Bees Sighted In Texas"; "Killer Bees research station and grilled Gerard LeTendre. Become Amway Distributors" -butthey never lived up to "Is it true," I said, "that you have a large brassiere their potential. Whereas at this very moment, the zebra under observation?" mussel is raging out of control in the Great Lakes region. ''It's really just in a box in my office," he said. 'The Well, OK, maybe "raging" is a strong term. As a rule, newspaper made it sound like we have it in an aquarium." mussels don't rage. You rarely hear swimmers being So apparently spaying them on an individual basis He also said they still don't know who owns the bra. advised: ''If you see a mussel, try to remain calm, .and is out of.the question. But something has to be done, 'We know that it's a four-hook bra," he said. "But it whatever you do, DON'T PROVOKE IT." because zebra mussels are clogging up water-supply belonged to a large person. It was just a very well Nevertheless we have reason to fear the zebra pipes, and they're spreading fast. Controlling them endowed person." mussel, which gets its name from the fact that it roams could cost billions of dollars - money that will have to He said that many people have offered suggestions the plains of Africa in giant herds. come out of the pockets of the scumballs who wrecked about what to do with the bra, including "holding a No, seriously, it gets its name from the fact that it the savings-and-loan industry. . Cinderella-type contest to see who it fits." has a striped shell, which grows to about an inch long. No! That was another joke! The money will ofcourse . For now, however, the mystery remains unsolved. About five years ago, a group ofzebra mussels, possibly come from low-life taxpayers such as yourself, which is Meanwhile, the zebra mussels continue to multiply. carrying forged passports, came from Europe to the why you need to stay informed about this story, espe Even as you read these words, a huge colony of them Great Lakes in the bilge water ofa European ship, and cially the giant-brassiere angle. Here are the key quotes 1 could be ·clustering ominously around a Sears catalog they've been reproducing like crazy ever since. They from The Watertown Daily Times story: that.fell overboard, nudging it open to the foundation are the Sex Maniacs of the Sea. Here's a quote from an "A large brassiere pulled from waters near the garments section. It is a ·chilling thought, and until the August 1991 Washington Post article: Genesee River at Rochester was carrying the largest authorities come up with a plan of action, I am urging "Each female can produce 30,000 eggs a year, colony of zebra mussels found so far in Lake Ontario ... everybody to take the sensible precaution of dev~loping leading to huge colonies of billions of the animals ''The brassiere - and the mussels - are now under anervousfacialtic.Also,ifyouMUSTwearabrassiere, clinging to every available surface. Recently, marine observation at the Department of Environmental Con please wear it on the outside, where the Department of biologists have discovered concentrations reaching servation Fisheries Research Station at Cape Vincent. Environmental Conservation can keep an eye on it. 700,000 mussels a cubic yard ... " "DEC Supervisory Aquatic Biologist Gerard C. Thank you. The Central Florida Future January 7, 1992 8 bath, only $217 plus 1/2 utilities. 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I The Central Florida Future is. looking for an ad production assistant wh~ . is famiiiar with Pag~maker. Be patriotic and sign up today. Call Thomas ~egron at 823-2601.. lhe local scene hours, but if you listen to their energy, they pace themselves. company in Atlanta and it sounds so corporate and scary, that They spend the same amount of energy in four hours that we do idea. There's so many other clubs, like Tallahassee, Pensacola ast Halloween marked the first anniversary of the in 40 minutes. That's why people like us. and in Miami that to go through another party in Atlanta just Orlando-based band, Potential Frenzy. The trio - Collage: When you first got to town, you were ready to follow seems sort of absurd. featuring John Saylors on bass and vocals, Norah a Rebecca Tex fonnat and do an acoustic-folk type of act. Collage: Do you find that you're getting a regular following, L Salmon on guitar and vocals and drummer Pete Norah: Wel1, I was desperate to start perfonning so I was doing over and above the people that knew you when you started, now Oldam-has lived up to its name, hardly being a mellow bunch whatever you can do on your own, which is a guitar and singing. that you've been playing at a variety of places in the area. and taking Orlando by stonn. Pete: Yeah. like when we played the Potential Frenzy got its first real Beacham. The people are definitely exposure as the opening act before last coming, again and again. year's Ramones show at Visage. Since Collage: You were talking about then, the group has found willing audi teaming up with the Screaming Igua- ences in Gainesville and. at the end of . nas, and they played with Stray Cats last year, Jacksonville after the group at the Beacham which was a weird opened for the Buzz.cocks. . mix since one wouldn't nonnally Now, a mere 15 months later, associate those two sounds on one Potential Frenzy is preparing for the bill. Yet it worked out well. When February release of a recorded single you think of it, if you took your music as well as being a regular and re and th.eir music, you'd think, "How spectedCentralFloridaact Thegroup the hell would they fit together?" Yet is slated to join the Tampa-based you could probably pull it off. _ band Monday Morning for a Jan. 22 Peter: Yeah, we just played with them show at the Beach Club. the night before the Buzzcocks. They A few days before its first birthday, are rockabilly and sound progressive at the members sat down to share their the same time. A little bit of everything thoughts on performing, creating mu is thrown in; a little bit of Beatles. · sic and the live scene in general. Norah: They have a lot of Beatles. Collage: After a year, what's the Good songwriting. process you've come to in working Peter: They keep people dancing. You on material? see them in a small club and you can Norah: Collaboration. 100 percent. realize how tight they are. There 've been certain values. like a Collage: How' d you like the Milk Bar? coupleofourreally good songs we've. Norah: I liked it cause we got to use Potential plan a return performance at The Beacham Theatre. (Charles K. Morrow1FUTUREJ written all together as far as different the freight elevator. They hada good parts and putting it together. John really comes up with some of I was so frustrated with the quality of the musicians down here that crowd. A lot of people there just were right on. the more substantial portions of the lyrics. I'd given up pretty much. I was doing it for personal satisfaction. the Pete: Met a lot of people there, a lot of people. . Collage: Are you working on new material? willingness or the needing to play was what I was doing. Collage: How are things going for you in Gainesville? · Norah: Always. Collage: Where would you like to end up and how would you Norah: We like Gainesville. John: We got a new song called "Looking for You." We've like to be identified? Peter: Last time we played there it was all right. It depends what played that a couple of times. The debut of it was at the Beacham Norah: Can I go first? night you hit there.I gue~. It was midterms and they had a big show Theatre with Naomi's Hair. The crowd really enjoyed it. They John: Yeah, go first. the night before so we didn't have a big crowd like we did the last really got into it. Norah: Idon'tseeusasanOrlando band. I used to, but now I really time we played there. It went all right. It wasn't bad. We had a lot Norah: As our reputation grows, we're taking don't see it. At the point where we do put out of the same people that have been going to the other shows so we more time. It seems like we're ge~g pickier something that's good, that is going to go nation- still call it a success. I like Gainesville. I like the people there. about the songs that we write. I mean. if we don't "/think we'll be wide. I think we'll be transported. I have this Gainesville to me is like going back into '60s. You see people like the general idea, we might experiment for dream about being delivered walking around barefoot all the time. awhile and then if it sounds too much like some transported. I CoUage: So, the fact that you Collage: You haven't had.a chance to play up thing else, we'll forget it.You hear a lot of albums have this dream fanned in Orlando is pretty at UCF yet have you? that you can get from local bands made up of rich about being de muchsecondarytoall yourother Peter: No. We've been trying like hell. We· ve kids. I mean what kind of band puts out an albwn. considerations. just given up. . . a full length albwn. for its first release. livered." Norah: Exactly. This is kind John: Actually.Stephanie(from UCF'sCAB) Peter: We're trying to be patient and. but, we • Norah Salmon of an incubation period. showed up at Philly Joes. She saw us, which don't want to put out a piece of junk. We want John: I hope that's what it is. was really nice for her to come out.. I keep to have time for s0mething big. Peter: Orlando's tough. It· s calling, keeping in touch. leaving messages. Collage: You (Norah) really sustain a tremendous amount of that really weird. Sometimes it's not how well Peter: We've been trying for months. We're on stage. How do you do that? Is it planned or do you just cut loose? you play, how good you are. it's like:'Who reallyfrustratedwithourselves.butwhatareyou Norah: I kind of forget about who I am and suspend myself do you know?" going to do. Part of the problem is that bands like from my life. I'm not thinking about anything except that Norah: What kind of dance music do you do? -;; ~ Love Gods -Alter Ego is playing there. moment. It's a high.You get totally wrapped up in your playing; CoHage: Yet, you seem to have a pretty good audience going. c ~ Yeah, Alter Ego. I never see them in clubs anymore. it's different than playing by yourself. The chemistry is good, Pete: Yeah, Gainesville, and now, hopefully. Jacksonville. They get these gigs at the colleges. and it just makes me ask. and I go as much as I can push myself. Like with the Grateful Norah: I've.che.cked into playing the Ritz in Tampa but ittums "'Who do they know?" I feel like we 're banging our heads Dead, you hear all these fans raving how they play for four out that, for booking out there, you have to go through SOf!te against the wall. 25 reasons to let The Music Industry survive David J. Shoulberg 5. That after a musician dies, his fan base and first put a needle down on a record player. Music Director record sales seem to double. 13 .. B-sides. Twtmty-Five Things I Love About The Music Industry ... l. A shiny new compact disc- in a plastic . If jewel box. §t~~~~;f ~t m · ~iiit~~~l7,g~~)f:iE~~!~ 2. Any scandal, album or project that Ma donna is even remotely related to. !~: ~~~~f; ~~~it~ v~~~~~~g four ~:ti:~[;~::::·:::x::::::.-~::::::::~£:~K .~~.g~~~~~~~~~~~~~ks (the instru- 3. Giving a really bad review to a really· bad Grammy 's, getting married and having the · mental kind.) album. - The Music Industry succeeas with comeback of a lifetime. 4. Rap music. 12. The cackles ~d pops you hear when you B SIDE continued page 10 •the help of lce-T. (Sire Records) 10 The Central Florida Future January 7, 1992 B-SIDE FROMPAGE9 18. Seeing rapper Ice-Tin any movie. 19. Playing an album for the first time. 20. Being able to dance with beautiful women at night-clubs. 21. Music award shows (even if I don't always agree with the chosen winners). 22. Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkle and Eric Clapton. 23. Shopping at used record stores. 24.0.P.P. 25. Double albums. (This list is in no particular order. ·Rush Schedule Stay tuned next week for Twenty Five things I Hate About The Monday Jan. 6 • Wednesday Jan. 8: A DU representative will Music Industry.) .be at each of the three "General IFC Rush" Lents localed near the CEBA Buildings, the KIOSK, and Lhe Bookstore from 10am-2pm. Tuesday, Jan. 7: "Rush Convocation" fonnally introduces rush, all Collage's fraternities ,arc present 7-9pm in the U.D.R. Most Wanted, 'VVednesday,Jan.8: "Fraternity Forum" from 7-9pm, will consist of tables with literature and other paraphernalia. We are interested in Thursday, Jan. 9 ·Friday, Jan.10: A DU representative will be at a tent during any bizarre hobbies, "Green Festivities" located on the "main campus sidewalk" from JO am - jobs, lifestyles or 3:30 pm. people. Thursday, Jan. 9: ORIENTATION MEETING 4pm at the President's Dining Room. If you have any Sunday, Jan.12: Cook-out l-4pm in the picnic area by the swimming pool. information, please If you have any questions regarding Delta Upsilon, please do not hesitate to call one of our contact our editorial representatives, Michael Lamb or Joel Riley, at the All Greek Council Office, ph# 823-2072. office at 823-3956. You can be eligible for a reward of up to ... 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QQponent Ii.mJl 1-8 (Wed.) @ New Orle·ans 8p.m. 1-11 (Sat.) JackSoriville 2p.m. 1.:16 (Thu.) @'UT-Pan American , 8p.m. 1-18 (Sat.) . Southwestern L,ouisiana 2 p.m . 1-25.(Sat.) . @Louisiana Tech · 8p.m. 1-28 (Tue.) · South Alabama 7:30-p.m. 2-1 (Sat.) Arkansas-Little Rock 2p.m. · 2-6 (Thu.) @Southwestern Louisiana $:05 p.m. 2-8 (Sat.)" @ Jacksonville · . 7:30p.m. 2-10 (Mon.) Western Kentucky 7:30p.m. 2-15 (Sat.) New Orleans 2p.m. 2-17 (Mon.) Arkansas St. 7:30 p.m. 2-24 (Mon.) @SOuth Alabama 8:35 p.m. 2-26 (Wed.) UT-Pan American 7:30 p.m. 2-29 (Sat.) @ Western Kentucky 8:30 p.m. UCF cheerleaders use their best motivational skills to urge on the Knights while being propped up by their male counterparts .. (John Rivera/FUTURE) 1991-1992 UCF Women's Basketball Schedule helmet on it and the other had Bowl and loss to the Gators. FREE THROWS the number 33. Itwasherethatlbrokedown./ lJJl1!1. Qmionent Time FROM PAGE16 I asked his name and real I interviewed the guy and went ized who he was right before he uptomymanagerandtoldthem ,/8 (Wed.) @.New Orleans 6p.m. 1/11 (Sat,) . some food?" or"Where do they confirmed it with his words. when my last day would be. @ $.western Louisiana 5:45 p.m. sell hot wings around here?" Before me stood Tiger McMillan, I was back in the familiar 1/16 (Thu.) Arkansas State 7:30 p.m. Just when I thought I had es the former St. Cloud high school world ofsports and feeling good 1/18 (Sat.) Western Kentucky ·4p.m. caped, I realized there is no phenomenon who is currently about it so needless to say, here 1/21 (Tue.) @Stetson 7p.m. escaping sports. You just have the third string running back we go into the spring semester 1/25 (Sat.) @Lamar · 8p.m. to deal with them. and first string kick returner with a hot basketball team and 1/30 (Thu.) @ UT-Pan America_n 6p.m. A few days after New Years at FSU. new rebellion against those 2/1 (Sat.} Louisiana Te~h 4p.m. Day, a muscular guy of aver McMillon is the guy that is impish voices who tell us to 213 (Mon.) @ Arkansas State 8 p.m. age height walked into the keeping Marquette Smith, of tum off the game. 216 (Thu.) South Alabama 7:30 p.m. Lake Howell fame, from get If the voices continue, come store wearing green shorts and 2/8 (Sat.) NewOi-leans 4p.m. a white andgreen striped shirt. ting serious clean-up playing on in and we'll give you a job as 2/13 (Thu.) S. western LO\..lisiana 7:30 P:m. I asked him how he was doing time. McMillon gave me the a sportswriter. That way you and he told me he was shop ill side scoop on Marquette get can say with squirming delight, pingfor the little woman(! kept ting tired ofnot being then um "I can't turn off the TV and go thinking of Tinkerbell.). I ber one guy and also had inter shopping with you today, I have looked at his neck and saw two esting insight into the Semi to watch the Cowboys lose to gold chai~s. One had an FSU noles boring win in the Cotton the Lions. It's my job!" Can you dribble? Can you stroke? Can you slam? fl No? Well, can you hold a pencil? fl Then join the Central Florida Future team. \At Sports writers call Jamie Johnson at 823-3955 FREEDOM 0 FROM 'i11 a unique program to help you KICK THE CIGARETTE HABIT! DANCERS, SINGERS WHO DANCE, SINGERS WHO MOVE WELL, MUSICAL IBEATRE PERFORMERS WALT DISNEY WORLD<11 Resort, near Orlando, Florida, will audition perfon11ers with expertise in the above talent categories for annual contracts ORIENTATION beginning between May and August 1992. Candidates for the sunm1er Disney Work Experience Program will also be seen. To qualify, you must be at least age 18 by May 1, 1992. Bring current, non retu·mable resume and photo. Singers and musical theatre performers prepare 1-15-92 two vocal selections (one ballad, one uptempo ) and bring vocal sheet music in your key; accompanist provided, no tapes. Singers must have movement ability and may be asked to learn at least one movement combination. Bring dance attire. Dancers are taught dance combinations. QUIT DATE If you have questions or need infonnation on auditions for other t:i lent categories, call Walt Disney World Audition Information :it 407 /345 -5701, Monday through Friday, 10am-4pm EST. ORLANDO, FL 2-5-92 Tupperware Convention Center Theatre-US 441 South Orange Blossom Trail Sarurday,January 11 - Meo Eligible Male Singers Who Dance, Singers Who Move Well, & Musical Theatre Performers 9 AM All Students, Faculty, and Staff Welcome! Open Call Male Singers Who Dance, Singers Who Move Well, & Musical Theatre Performers 11 AM Sessions are Wednesdays, 1-2 PM Eligible Male Dancers 1 PM • Open Call Male Dancers 1 PM Sunday, January 12 - Women Eligible Female Singers Who Dance, Singers Who Move Well, & Musical Theatre Performers 9 AM Open Call Female Singers Who Dance, Singers Who Move Well , & Musical Theatre Performers 11 AM Eligible Female Dancers 2 PM • Open Call Female Dancers 2 PM Callback Monday, January 13 All full-entertainers employed by Walt Disney World Co. are covered under the temis and conditions of a collective bargaining agreement with Actors' Equity Association, ~:~U..~~ CALL: 823-5841 (Campus Wellness Center) ll9m "0111A The Central Florida Future January 7, 1992 15 assists and 24 steals while averaging 11.3 points a game. B-BAIL The average attendance in the early FROM PAGE16 going has shown promise though UCFs average home attendance of 980 fans ahead of him." pales in comparison to the average at After the first twelve games of the tendance at away games which is 5,573. season, Ken Leeks leads the team in Dean believes the new arena has both scoring and rebounding with averages of improved fan support and helped the 19 points per game and 8.4 rebounds per team to build a home-court advantage game. Leeks is also the Sun Belt Confer seldom experienced when the team called ence scoring leader and has a team-high the UCF gym it's home. 24 blocked shots. "Crowd support has been tremen Davis has firmly entrenched himself dous," Dean said. "Of course you know as the team's starting small forward by that we sold out all our lower level averaging 14.3 ppg and 5. 7 rpg. Davis is chairback seats. Every crowd except for also shooting over .500 per cent from the two over the holidays was over 1,000. floor, sinking 71 of his 141 field goal This was a goal of ours, to establish a attempts. good homecourt advantage. ~------· UCFis currently shooting only 62 per I'm very excited about the futtlre. We cent from the free throw line but the feel like we're continuing to make in Always-intense coach Joe Dean instructs the UCF men's basketball team.in squad is hitting 40 per cent of their roads in recruiting. You try not to look ' the UCF Arena under the pressure of game time. (Charles K Morrow1FuTuREJ , three-point attempts. too far ahead but I think we're just going Sinua Phillips leads the team with 90 to keep getting stronger." MICHAEL K. 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No listened to a full year of allkindsofcheapshotsfrompeople ·one criticizes you and you have S all the sports-hating who feel your section is meaning something people want so they voices around you tell- less and distracts people from the treat you pretty well in com ing you that sports are mean true issues of life.Assassination parison to the horrid experi ingless and a mindless pur attempts become a daily expe ence of interviewing a coach suit, you begin to believe them. rience. who just watched his team lose Joe Sports Fan can only take So how did I deal with the their 16th consecutive game. so much criticism from his girl pressures of true dedication to But once a sports guy, al friend that he spends too much _the world of sports? I did what ways a sports guy. I began to time on the basketball court any reasonable man or woman realize that sports are not an English boys and girls flooded yellow and black- outfits. and in front of the TV on Sun would do. I ran. While the Or abstract diversion in this world into the Florida Mall with Things only got worse as day before he breaks down and lando Magic season progressed but a significant factor in not hats, t-shirts and· bags bear Clemson football players, in gives up athletics altogether. (pardon the wording there) and only our nation but nations ing every sports clubs name town to be slaughtered by Cali He can only listen to his friendly while Bowl' Game Fever took around the world. If you tum you ever heard of. fornia in the Citrus Bowl, came neighborhood Earth Day ac over this nation, I took a job at the TV off on Sunday and bum Then I look up to realize in and asked major intellec- '· tivist throw so many guilt trips ' the Florida Mall selling Levi's the sports page (though I be that-one of my fellow employ tual questions such as, "Where on him about how he spends all in hope that I could escape the lieve that to be a criminal act), ees is a UCF cheerleader. I will can I sell these free Sea World of his time watching the Cow throes of sports journalism. you still have to deal with the of course leave her unnamed tickets the coach gave us when boys race to the Superbowl The ploy worked at first as I fact that sports are every to protect her reputation but we got off the bus so I can get ' while millions of innocent smiled and asked people howthey where. Hundreds of Latin let me give you a hint - she blades of grass are being mur- were doing, helped them into fit- American young people and has long hair and wears alot of THROWS continued page 13 Running Knights race out to 7-5 record in new Arena Men's basketball team lie ahead of them. "The players know that they're step 7-1 on new home court ping up a level in the next few weeks. I think we're going into the conference by Jamie Johnson with a very positive attitude." SPORTS EDITOR Though Dean is careful in sounding _, optimistic in regards to the conference While Central Florida's most notori schedule, he avoids painting too gray of ous basketball team attempted to lose a picture as well. their way out of the National Basket "The players on our team have grown ball Association through the Holiday a lot over the early season," Dean said. :;eason, the UCFmen's basketball team ''We've already faced a conference team dashed off to a winning start by win this season. We played Lamar and lost ning seven times in eleven games at 95 - 89, but Lamar came back and beat their new UCF Arena. KansasStateby40pointsthenextnight." The Running Knight's brought their The first big challenge will come overall record to 7 - 5 with a 71- 57 win Wednesday night as the nights travel over North Carolina-Greensboro Sat to the LakefrontArena in New Orleans urday afternoon sparked by the solid to take on the New Orleans Privateers. all-around play of sophomore point The Privateers are led by junior center r1 guard Sinua Phillips. Phillips had four Ervin Johnson, Division I's seventh steals, hit five of eight shots from the ranked rebounder last season who owns floor including two for two from the the schools records for rebounds with three-point line on the way to a 14 367 and 74 blocked shots. point and six rebound performance. UNO is picked as either the second Phillips also dished out six assists or third best team in the conference helping senior Ken Leeks post a fine depending which poll is looked at. performance as well that included Dean has led the ~unning Knights making 11of14 shots and racking up through the early season while using a 26 points. · · line-up often having Leeks as the only ,. Overall the Knights shot 49 percent upper classm an on the court. from the field and outrebounded the "Kenny had a great performance over Spartans 35 - 24. UCF held a slim 31- their last year v.Qth 25 points and really . 29 lead at the half and then poured it showed he could play against that qual- , on in the second half with a 22·- 10 run ity of big man," Dean said. ''The key for in the game's final 10 minutes. us is our perimeter players. I think (red "Sinua Phillips was the key to the shirt freshman) Darryl Davis has been . game," Coach Joe Dean said. "But Ken's our most consistent player this season ~ play inside brought on a lot of that. and (freshmen) Ray Carter and Albert Phillips probably had his best game from Legette are very talented young play the floor for us against Greensboro." ers." The win for the Knights avenged a Though sophomore forward Jarrod Dec. 8, 66 - 63 loss to the Spartans. Denmon began the season as the team's The focus for the team at this point starting power forward, Dean is now is not on what they have already ac bringing in other players at the position. complished in their first season against Denmon played for only eight minutes only Division I opponents but in the Sophomore for.yard Jarrod Denmon has showed strong play coming off against UNC-Greensboro Saturday. road ahead. The Knights now swing the bench after starting earlier this season. (Charles K. Morrow/ FUTURE) "Jerrod Denmon went into a stretch ~ into a stretch of their schedule that pits where he wasn't performing at the level them against their fellow Sun Belt con Dean points quickly to the fact that ward a conference championship. Georgia we believed he could. We've got to have ference members game after game. the Sun Belt competition has been State is picked to win their conference and players at that power forward position to ''Ifyouanalyzeourprogram overthe last ranked as the ninth best in the country we beat them once this season and almost rebound. We can't expect Kenny to pull ' few years, you have to be pleased with the and that wins will not come as easy as beat them up in Atlanta the next time we down 12 rebounds every night." Dean progress we've made," Dean said. ''Person they have up to this point in the season. faced them. We're in a league that's the said. "I like Howard Porter starting be ally I was hoping we'd have eight wins but ''I hope our fans realize the quality of calibre of the Sun Belt and it's going to be cause it gives him a chance to get some < we let a few slip away. We're certainly play in this conference," Dean said. ''If we quite a challenge."· playing time early in the game. I think pleased to have a Winning record to go into were in the Trans-American conference, According to Dean his team under Howard Porter's future is definitely the conference play." which we looked into, we'd be looking to- stands that .their greatest challenges B-BALL continued page 15 ,, ANSWERS TO TRIVIA page 14