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Central Florida Future, May 9, 2001 University of Central Florida STARS Central Florida Future University Archives 5-9-2001 Central Florida Future, May 9, 2001 Part of the Mass Communication Commons, Organizational Communication Commons, Publishing Commons, and the Social Influence and oliticalP Communication Commons Find similar works at: https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture University of Central Florida Libraries http://library.ucf.edu This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the University Archives at STARS. It has been accepted for inclusion in Central Florida Future by an authorized administrator of STARS. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Recommended Citation "Central Florida Future, May 9, 2001" (2001). Central Florida Future. 1564. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture/1564 • THE central florida • • May 9, 2001 •The Student Newspaper serving UCF since 1968 • www.UCFfuture.com "It is a wonderful day in the lives of our candidates.}} -U<1 President John C. Hitt UCF a big • Spring commencement winner at • legislative • honors UCF graduates session• School receives .. He's ba-acl- Tire Mummy Returns over $30 million raked in $70 million this weekend, in budget money. but did audiences everywhere get ripped off? ADAM SHIVER -MOVIE REVIEW, pg. 10 STAFF WRITER The end to construction on What do students want? pg. 3 UCF's campus is far from over. NEWS The university recently received over $30 million from the state's Plus/minus grading pg.4 budget that was voted upon on NEWS May 4, much of which is meant for construction purposes. Would you like fries? pg. 8 Included in the plans for OPINIONS that money are a new business building and teaching center as Political Correctness pg. 9 well as monies for improve­ NATIONAL OPINION PHOTO BY JASON KOKOTOFF Almost 3,000 students graduated this past weekend in the UCF Arena. ments and additions to other Serenading their fan pg. 13 existing structures. • UCF's Toni Jennings CONCERT REVIEW CASEY MCCORKLE monies with the introduction of organiSts Phillip STAFF WRITER Parisa and Andrew Walker, bagpiper Stewart Exceptional Education Center Bright future pg. 20 Meredith and vocalists Christina Benyola, class of will also receive $750,000. The SPORTS Close to 3,000 students graduated during the '98 and Jose Velez, class of '94 for the singing of center will use this money for a spring commencement exercise_s at UCF on the national anthem. program designed to instruct Friday, May 4 and Saturday, May 5. Students, teachers in working with excep­ Greek Beat... pg.6 "It is a wonderful day in the lives of our can­ parents, faculty, staff and administration gathered didates," said Hitt. tional education students. pg.8 Letter to the Editor.. to celebrate commencement, held in the UCF Hitt presented the commencement speakers Planning will begin on a News of the Weird .. pg. 11 Arena. new campus to be located in Kissimmee thanks to $1.2 mil­ Felix ... pg. 14 President Hitt began each of the five cere- IDTT,Page 3 lion received from the state bud­ get. The campus will be a joint venture between UCF and • Disabled students manage school and disabilities Valencia Community College and is expected to cost approxi­ CHRISTIE Z1zo students at UCF who have a dis­ Bastian uses bars and a stool to Timothy Moran also has mately $12 million. STAFF WRITER ability. sit on in the shower, and a com­ cerebral palsy, and is wheel­ The university will start its Bastian has cerebral palsy, puter to take notes. chair-bound. School of Hospitality Geannie Bastian is just like a disease that affects movement When asked if she thought "Of course I have a disabil­ Management with an allotment any student at the University of control in the early years of life. of herself as disabled, Bastian ity, but I have never thought of of $14.34 million . • Central Florida - she just gets Bastian was 18 months when said, "I know there are things I myself as being limited by it in $500,000 will also be taken around campus a little different­ she was diagnosed. She's a can't do, but on the other hand, any way," Moran said. "I have in for the Orlando-UCF ly than most students. freshman English major, With a I personally have nothing to always fulfilled whatever goals Shakespeare Festival located in Bastian is wheelchair­ 3 .4 grade point average. compare it to, so to me this is Lock Haven Park that is current- bound, and one of about 500 Besides the wheelchair, normal." ACCESSIBILITY, Page 7 1y under renovation. Other monies received by • UCF President schools in Central Florida John Hitt Faculty Wellness and Research include $1 million for the works out in University of Floridals space the Faculty Center open and being used research partnership, $6.8 mil­ Wellness Center. lion for planning and operation Open since JENNIFER PATERSON this facility has and expanded of FAMU's future law school, January, the STAFF WRITER function - to serve as a hub for $2.9 million to improve gradua­ center academic research in the areas of tion rates at Bethune-Cookman doubles cis a Filled with various muscle exercise physiology and well­ College and $1.8 million to add gym for faculty strengthening and cardiovascular ness. science labs and classrooms at and a t!aching equipment, the Faculty Wellness Currently several masters Seminole Community College facility for and Research Center has a multi­ students and doctoral students campus. function purpose. are doing research in the center. While UCF obtained a large () academic research. In January of this year the "We recruit research participants . share of the state's budget, uni­ center opened up in a small room through the wellness center," said versity students will face an located behind the basketball Wendi Miletello, the center's increase in tuition of 7.5 per­ court in the Education Building. director. "We have a study that is cent. This translates to about PHOTO BY In addition to serving as an area $116 per year for full-time stu­ JOE KALEITA for faculty and staff to workout, CENTER, Page 5 dents. • • 3.58/o over invoice on new and pre-owned vehicles • • • $254 ID0/42- IDOS.* CD Changer, Airbags, Keyless Remote, Alarm, More! • *Leases are calculated with $0 total down. Includes l st payment, 0 sec. deposit, tags, title and license. • • • • 7 to Choose *Leases are calculated with $0 total down. Includes lst payment, 0 sec. deposit, tags, title and license. • • $239 mo/42 mos: 7 to choose • *Leases are calculated with $0 total down. Includes 1st payment, 0 sec. deposit, tags, title and license. ® • • ARISTOCRAT VC>LKSVVAGEN 4115S.Hwv11-92 • 401-365-3300 • M-F 9-9 • Sat 9-8 • Sun 11-6 • Next to Flea World (Sanford) . a Flea -g *I World -- al 17-92 j • ~_g • • All payments+ tax, 42 months through Lender, 12,000 free miles per year except 2001 Jetta GL at l 0,000 free miles per year. Leasee responsible for insurance. All leases w/approved credit. Excessive miles at 15¢ per mile at lease end. Total of payment on 2001 New Beetle GL, $10,038; 2001 Golf GL, $10,038; 2001 Jetta GL, $10,668. Residual at buyout: 2001 New Beetle, $10,676.25; 2001 Golf GL, $8792.25; 2001 Jetta GL, $10,066. No dealer discount required. $250 termination fee. Offer ends May 31, 2001. • http://www.aristocrat.vwdealer.com • see salesperson for detQils • ., I ' ( . May 9, 2001 • www.UCFfuture.com CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE • ~ • • .Statewide Hitt: You are forever part of this university 1 e ob Cai• r to FROM PAGE 1 ates and ·each shared the opinion 14 of Engfer who concluded, "Only J for each ceremony beginning a few days in your lives to be as with Toni Jennings, former significant as today." • e e at Florida Senate President, who . Engfer also .shared her ~as­ b h Id spoke at the Friday, 10 a.m. com- s1on for commumty volunteenng. mencement exercise held for t;1e "My message today is for uCF arena I College of Education, College of you all to become e~gaged, dis- 1 Engineering and Computer cover the strengths m the area Science and School of Optics. and the weakness and then • James Dunlap, Huntington explore them," she said. "You get Over JOO Bank president, spoke at the 2 out of a community what you put companies will be p.m. ceremony for the College of into them." · · • Business Administration. Graduates . W.~re recognized represented at fair I P;:itricia Engfer, general for honprs -Orgitifia~~ -:.~ .aml manager for Hyatt Hotels, spoke awards such as. ;.~~~9H~ I at the Saturday, 8 a.m. ceremony Laude, Magna Cu11F~atllfe;.lfiq .,. _ ~ ,•, "f!;t,. ~- • ."*° I "'"lo • LINNEA BROWN for the College of Health and Cum Laude. __ , ·· · STAFF WRITER I Public Affairs. Dr. Patricia J. Bishop The thirteenth annual Ray Gilley, president, announced the candidates for statewide job fair will be held at Florida Economic Development both master's degrees as well as the UCF Arena on Thursday, May Commission of Mid-Florida bachelor's degrees. Parents and IO from 10:00 - 3:00 p.m. spoke at the commencement at friends cheered on the graduates A hundred and five compa­ 11:30 a.m. on Saturday for the of the class of 2001 . as they nies will have representatives at College of Arts and Sciences I. walked across, the platform of the the job fair. Some of the compa­ James Bacchus, a former UCF Arena. nies featured include First Union U.S. Representative, spoke at the "From ·this 'day and forever bank, the Florida Department of last cereni6D:y.~~het~ at· 3 p.m.
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