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called and Sudas' body was TAXES found at about 10:33 a.m., the report stated LAWYER ASKED TO In a release, UCF Athletics KEEP THE Alumnus drowns confirmed Sudas' death. "The entire UCF Athletics family is deeply saddened and shocked by the loss of Sinan," HANGE UCF Director of Athletics ADetroit defense lawyer received a letter from the Internal Revenue Service Keith Tribble said in the stating he owed the government 5 after ·kayak flips . release. "Sinan was a great cents. The letter warned that he should young man who represented pay"to avoid additional penalty and/or our men's tennis program and PADRICK BREWER The Independent Online day at Camp Pontiac. The our university with great pride. interest." James Howarth, then received Sports Editor reported Dec. 30. kayaks capsized about 75 feet a second letter telling him he had to He was passionate about UCF . } According to the report, from the opposite shore. athletics and was a great rep­ request for four cents back. A former UCF tennis player Sinan Sudas, 22, and another The other man swam to Si nan Sudas, 22, was found dead on Dec. 30. resentative of our school Our drowned Tuesday in Copake, man took two one-person shore and walked around the NY., after his kayak flipped in a kayaks into the pond around 3 pond back to the camp after he ing to the report. ) pond in Lower Rhoda Pond, am. after celebra~g a birth- could not find Sudas, accord- There was a search, 911 was PLEASE SEE COACH ON A6 , ) Students .) ANIMALS Home learn _MONKEY MEAT NEEDS A through PERMIT Afederal Judge in Brooklyn has ruled that even monkey meat needs an serving exotic food permit.A Liberian woman .,j cited religious reasons for smuggling endange'red monkey meat into the Connecting to country three years ago. U.S. District Judge Raymond J. Dearie ruled that , Mamie Manneh's faith didn't pre- the community ·clude her from applying . for permits to TAMRA MARTIN import exot­ Contributing Writer ic food or t·' explain Getting that diploma may why she be every college student's ulti­ misled mate goal, but what about offi­ making an outside connec­ cials. tion? That is the goal ofUCFs Service-Learning classes. Service-Learning (SL) is a program that allows students Breaking to take what they learn inside news on the classroom and apply it to myour cell real word situations in order to impact the people in their Get UCF news sent to your cell community. phone. Just text the keyword During the 2007-2008 aca­ UCFNEWS to 44636. demic year, there were 10,702 students who participated in SL courses at UCF. This AROUND CAMPUS,Al totaled to 160,530 of service RAYMA JENKINS/ CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE LOVE ACROSS THE MILES MEMORY MALL HOSTS Justin Tussey, a UCF student and a lieutenant in the Army Reserves, prepares for his deployment to Iraq by hours. DEFINE YOUR RELATIONSHIP UCF is one of the many BEVY OF EVENTS PRIOR reviewing a scrapbook filled with letters and memories of his time apart-from his fiancee. One of the first things you should do with your long-distance sweetheart is to agree on what the relationship will be going higher educational it)stitutions TO MEMPHIS GAME forward: Are you going to be just friends? Intimately connected offering students this compo­ Before the UCF Men's Basketball when it's convenient? Or does this have the makings of a real and nent for their classes, allowing game versus Holy Cross, enjoy soccer, Ocean-sized love overcomes distance solid love affair? Determining limits is of the utmost importance, multiple disciplines to connect volleyball, badminton and even win because as things get difficult, it will help ground the two of you if to Orlando and other. sur­ prizes at Memory Mall. The event JESSICA SUNDAY you know the boundaries of your relationship. rounding communities. Staff Writer takes place on Tuesday from 3 to 6 BE HONEST According to UCF's Ser­ p.m. The Men's Basketball game will You must be willing to discuss more sensitive issues, like your sex vice-Learning Web site, the immediately follow at l p.m. He runs his fingers through the soft black fur of his rottweiler Lexie and life. If this relationship is to really hold its ground, talking openly program is a teaching method 1. then leans back casually on his cream sofa Less than two weeks ago, he cel­ and honestly about your sexual needs is one of the biggest keys to that lets students utilize the ebrated Christmas with loved ones; however, In less than seven months, he success. Generally speaking, communicating openly with your skills developed in an academ­ LOCAL &STAT E, A2 will have an M-16 rifle in his hands, celebrating the next holiday season with partner about your sex life will allow you to find out if the other ic course to become more person is truly committed to you physically as well as personally. involved in the community. FLORIDA LEGISLATURE men and women he doesn't know in a land he has never been to before. (The only exception is in regards to the military: When you or your Justin Tussey, both a mechanical engineering major at UCF and a first loved one is overseas, or fighting in a war, this kind of honesty may This furthers the learning TO CUT BUDGET IN lieutenant in the Army Reserves, will deploy for Iraq on June 22, his first be way too much to handle and would be best left to discuss at a objectives of the course, SPECIAL SESSION tour out of the country but not his first military tour away from home. . more opportune time.) addresses community needs Being apart from his girlfriend o( two years will "not be a problem," he and requires students to Florida legislators begin their search said. He went away for five months to Oklahoma in June of2007. He stayed EXERCISE PATIENCE reflect on their activity so they today for areas to carve $2.3 billion in contact with his girlfriend via text messaging, video conference and One of the pitfalls in long-distance relationships has been the can appreciate the relationship from the current state budget during waiting. If your career or your children do not keep you busy between civics and academics. hand-written letters which are now stored in a scrapbook, a reminder of enough, get involved in some volunteer work or go back to school. a two-week special session brought the love they share. "Over 8,500 students are on by the economic crisis. Florida law The key is to avoid weighing down your long-distance A relationship is "absolutely tested" by the distance serving a tour over­ conversations with whining or unrealistic demands, solely because enrolled in SL classes for this requires lawmakers to have a seas causes, said Maj. Steven Celeste, executive officer ofthe Army ROTC. you are bored or missing the other person. (2008-2009) academic year,'' balanced budget "If you plan for it, there is less anxiety." Amy Zeh program director for But not being there for his girlfriend was one of the hardest things to - HEALTH.DISCOVERY.COM Service-Learning said. Seven handle, Tussey said. of the nine colleges are NATION & WORLD, A4 Because not all areas ofIraq have communication abilities, daily communication is not possible a lot of the time, Celeste said involved, which also includes OBAMA WANTS FAST Lisa Peluso, a counselor at UCF, said maintaining any degree of communication while away is the most important factor the regional campuses and APPROVAL FOR PLEASE SEE PACKAGES ON Al PLEASE SEE SERVICE ON Al ECONOMIC PLAN ------President-elect Barack Obama urged congressional leaders Saturday to • move quickly on an economic ONLINE@UCF recovery plan, even as some Online courses on the rise WHAT IS OFFERED ONLINE FROM UCF? Republicans are saying they want WILLIAM RICHARDS Hartman, vice provost for satisfaction with online cours­ Online@UCF offers seven undergraduate degree completion programs, eight more time to review the details. Staff Writer Information Technologies and es is high because students graduate degree programs and 12 graduate certificates, plus hundreds of courses Resources at UCF. consistently report this every semester from most academic areas. UCF also offers extensive resources and Internet advantages like "The overriding advantage method of teaching accommo­ support services for students over the Web. The academic credits you receive are the INDEX TODAY'S bypassing the time and space for students [in online cours­ dates their lifestyle. Most same as credits received for face-to-face classes held on their various campuses. Around Campus 2 WEATHER investment demanded by tra­ es] is increased educational teachers report an online Weather 2 ditional dasses have inspired access with learning quality _learning environment where Local & State 2 UCF to step up the amount of equivalent to all other modes students are active and faculty HOW DO I ENROLL IN ONLINE COURSES OR PROGRAMS? Nation & World 4 online courses it offers to bet­ of instruction," Hartman said can become facilitators rather Students must be admitted to the university and for many courses must also be . Sports 8 ter serve students. Research provided by than information dispensers. admitted to a specific program. Undergraduate students must also complete a Opinions 10 PARTLY From the 2005 to 2008 aca­ UCF's Research Initiative for One place where UCF's student orientation either in person or online. Online student registration is Oassifieds 12 I CIDUDY demic years 244 new online­ Teaching Effectiveness, writ­ expansion of online courses is available through the myUCF portal. Sudoku 13 classes have been added, brin­ ten by Charles Dziuban, Patsy evident is the Center for s1° ss0 ing the total to 1, 073, according Moskal, Jay Brophy-Ellison, to figures provided by Joel and Peter Shea, found student PLEASE SEE COMMUNICATION ON Al -ONLINE.UCF.EDU A2 ,www.CentralFloridaFuture.com January 5, 2009 • (entnl :Jlodba 1utute • AROUND • CAMPUS ltntraf News and notices for • the UCF community 1toriba Collective bargaining notice The UCF Board of Trustees and the United Faculty of Flori­ da will have a collective bargain­ hturt The Student Newspaper at UCFsince 1968 ing session on Tuesday, Jan. 6 at Students take the time to ---~----- 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. The meeting January 5, 2009 • will take place in MH 360. Vol 41, Issue 1 • 14 Pages For more information con­ build during break tact Sherry Andrews at 407-823- The Central Rorida futlire is the independent, student­ 1550. written newspaper at tlie University of Central f!orida. Opinions in the Future are those of the individual JEN GLANTZ columnfst and not necessarily tho,e of tile editorial S1aff Staff Writer or the University administration. All content Is property of Honor society accepting applicants the r.entro/ ffotidoFuwreand may flOI be reprinted In part Omicron Delta Kappa, a or inwholewithoutpetmlsslon from the publisher, national leadership honor society, For 40 UCF students, going home " is accepting applications from for the holidays was not a main priori­ undergraduate students with at ty this winter break. Building homes for those in poverty was. least 60 credit hours and a 3.2 Editor-in-Chief GPA Graduate students must Students from the UCF chapter of Natalie Morera x213 have completed at least one Habitat for Humanity went on a road CFF.eoitor®gmailcom semester with a 35 GPA trip to Birmingham, Ala., where they spent seven days building homes for News Editors For more information contact Amanda Welch and Dr. Stacey Malaret at 407-823- those in extreme poverty. Tara Youngx213 6492. "I don't know if it was as much a News.CFF@gmailwm challenge as it was a learning opportu­ nity," said Jodi DeGrandchamp, a sen­ Online News Editor • Knight-Thon 2009 registration Jeffrey Riley x213 Registration for the Knight­ ior atUCF. Onllne.CFF@gma!l.am:r Thon 2009, a dance marathon The Collegiate Challenge trip is an benefitting the Greater Orlando alternative break program that Habitat Opinions Editors Children's Miracle Network, is for Humanity offers students to go on Sebastian Church and now open. during their school breaks to build JeffWeiner x213 For more information go to houses through a Habitat affiliate in Opinions.CFF@gmail(JJ(1J www.Knight-Thon.com or e­ the United States. Sports Editor • mail [email protected] The Challenge engaged these 40 Padrick Brewer x21S for more information. students to build two homes. 5po'$.CFF@gmailwm "I had never been to a construction Variety Editor Does your organization site before this trip, nor had I ever even Christine Harperx214 have an upcoming event on touched a power tool," said freshman J/ariety.(FF@gma/l(OffT campus? Send your informa­ Jessica Swerdlow, who found out about Photo Editor tion, to [email protected] the trip through a flyer passed out to Rayma Jenkins her in the Student Union. "It was a Photo.CFr@gmail(OffT challenge to figure out where I could Staff Writers be useful because everything was so Ryan Bass, WilliamGoss,.Jillian Krotki, LOCAL new tome." Carlos Maldonado, Jen Glan1Z. Donald • The students. stayed at a local Thomann, Stephanie de Sousa, Robyn Sider­ church and worked Tuesday, Dec. 16, sky, Kari Willierg, William Perry, Mary Gi.sto-. &STATE bal, Jonathan Hohensee, Allen Levin, John through Saturday, Dec. 20, from 8 a.m. Mmphy, Shaun Bevin, Carmen (.arroqUino .. Keep local with headlines to 4 p.m. doing different types of tasks .. Staff Photographers you may have missed in order to complete the houses. " Caitlin Bush, AndyJ\!cobsohn, Samuel Boundy, the club's secretary, Corey Maynard, Greg Territo, Lawmakers start special session to went on a Collegiate Challenge previ­ Amanda Moore, R~ Desai, Uilna Cole, .. find more places for budget cuts ously and found it so rewarding he Sharon Weaver TALLAHASSEE - Florida · decided to do another with the UCF · C Editors . '· legislators begin their search club. Ca~lin Battersb~drea Cantetbury, Ashley today for areas to carve $2.3 bil­ 'We literally do everything: framing Camifax, StephanieEncin, Kelsey Hinton, • lion from the current state homes, putting in walls, reinforcing Chris Hoadley, Virginia Kiddy, Kayla Smith budget during a two-week spe­ roofs, cocking walls and even paint­ Columnist PHOTOS COURTESY MARC GARREAU cial session brought on by the ing," Boundy said. "Habitat makes it Students from the UCF chapter of Habitat for Humanity work during winter break building two homes in · BenBadlo economic crisis. very easy for first timers to feel com­ Birmingham, Ala. The students worked Tuesday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. constructing the homes. Graphic Artists Many Floridians, and cer­ fortable working with tools and per­ w Cara Cooper, tainly .state employees, face forming tasks." Formorephotos Joseph Mangabat, Brad Walkover Habitat for Humanity at UCF's Vice painful cuts in a session called from this story: Editorial Adviser specifically to deal with lower President of Risk Management Colin HABITAT FOR HUMANITY G www.UCFNews.com Matt Morrison 11, than expected revenues. Flori­ Forward said that you don't need to Habitat'for Humanity lntematjonal began as an [email protected] da law requires the state live know anything about building a house idea in the 1960s o,n Koinonia Farm in Americus, within its means and lawmak­ to be part of Habitat. understanding of teamw-0,;k...... Georgia. Millard arid Linda Fuller developed a ers are required to have a bal­ "Everyone loves to build, and we try "We worked together, ultimately Fund for Humanity in 1968, and during the next anced budget. to make sure everyone gets that expe­ saving time and energy," said five ye~rs, two partnership houses were Florida is hardly alone in the rience, but it's only a small part ofwhat DeGrandchamp. "I also learned that Advertising Sales Director A ' revenue crisis caused by a year­ we do," said Forward, a junior. "The with a common cause, people from completed - one in Sumter County, Georgia, and Mark Lanaris x204 long national recession that has most important criteria for new mem­ completely different backgrounds can one in Zaire. In 1976, Habitat for Humanity " MarkL@f(nlghtNewspapers.lom International was formed. left other states in even more bers is a commitment to helping peo­ unite and make a positive differenl..e in University Sates Director financial difficulty. California ple." the lives of others." Since then, Habitat has built nearly 300,000 Heissam Jebailey x201 .. lawmakers face a $14 billion Forward, who went on his first Col­ Habitat for· Humanity ~t UCF is [email protected] shortfall in the present budget . legiate Challenge this winter break, planning for the next Collegiate Chal­ houses around the world, providing more than 15 year and anticipate that might took more personal lessons home from lenge to be at the end of the sprin~ million people with homes. Habitat has national Business Manager Trisha Irwin x212 triple in the next 18 months. this trip than construction skills. semester before summer classes start. p'artners in nearly 90 countries. There are special • "Our group had worked hard all "The homes we worked on, the fam­ programs for all kinds of volunteers:youth, college [email protected] Powerball comes to Florida and week to make sure the house was fin­ ilies we met came from the lowest students and women, to name a few, and there Distribution Manager brings chance for even bigger wins ished on time, and it was good to see ranks of poverty I've ever seen," are unique partnerships with churches,corporate Joseph Crandall x211 MIAMI - Floridians, pick the family appreciated it," Forward Boundy said. ''.All the same, they live organizations and special programs. Disaster Joseph(@KnightNewspapers.cpm .. your numbers. said. "It was the first time their son had each day with a smile on tht:.ir face. It's r<>sponse has become an integral part of Habitat'~ General Man,ger Starting yesterday, people in lived in a house and everyone was get­ really something inspiring." work as well. Habitat is now an internationally­ Raymond G. Busn x220 the Sunshine State became eli­ ting choked up. It was great to see the The UCF chapter of Habitat for 1 recognized mini5try - in part because of its · M·•[email protected] .. , gible to play Powerball, a multi­ all the hard work we've put into this Humanity is starting its first large scale phenomenal growth and worldwide rea£h, but state lottery with enormous organization paying off for that family." campus-wide event this semester, also because of special events like the Jimmy arid Fax:407-447~4556 jackpots. DeGrandchamp, who went into the Shack-a-thon, a weeklong event to Rosalynn Cart~r Work Project and the Home For a $1 ticket, players pick 5 challenge with basic knowledge of raise money and awareness for sub­ Builders Blitz. 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Divisions in rebel groups Robot classes introduced for Obama plans meetings next impede Darfur negotiations those not so technically inclined week with other congres­ NYALA, Sudan - Inter­ GREELEY, Colo. - The sional leaders - including national mediators pushing University of Northern Col­ Republican members for new negotiations on orado is known as a liberal whose support he will need. Darfur are being hampered arts college, but a few sci­ Obama aides had hoped by divisions among Darfur's ence-minded students are to have an economic plan rebels and by some rebels' trying to jazz up the technol­ approved by the House and hopes that genocide charges ogy factor. Senate before Obama takes will bring down Sudan's They've dialed up a lively office. That appears unlike­ president. idea: robots. ly, as time is running out and The ethnic African .+ Earn a competitive salary The students will filp the Republicans have urged a rebels, who rose up against switch on an "Introduction to delay to review the plans. the Arab-dominated Khar­ + Gain major-related work experience Robotics" course next semes­ Sen. toum government six years ter. Mitch McConnell, the ago, have never been united. ''We're trying to create a Republicans' Senate leader, But over the past year, fac­ +Apply classroom theory at real world middle ground of using state­ said the plan needs time so tions have multiplied - up Cl of-the-art technology and that "every dollar needs to to 30 now by U.N. estimates, work sites robotics and keeping it stu­ be spent wisely and not divided on tribal, political or dent friendly,'' said Casey wasted in the rush to get it personal lines. Gain personal and professional skills Kuhns, a senior physics spent." Some faction leaders are + ' major and project leader. Congressional aides not communicating with His team received $12,000 briefed on the measure say their commanders, and the + Work flexible hours from the Colorado Space it's likely to blend tax cuts of U.N., African and Arab Grant Consortium to develop $500 to $1,000 for middle­ mediators have complained the class, after Kuhns and class individuals and cou­ they sometimes don't know +Incre$e prospects for higher salaries and UNC physics professor ples with about $200 billion whom to talk to. Matthew Semak wrote the to help revenue-starved Now there are fears the emplo)lllent upon graduation proposal. The students have states with their health care conflict could spread a knack for building smart programs for the poor and beyond Darfur. Sudan's gov­ machines that perform other operating costs. ernment has sent forces into humanesque functions. A large portion of the neighboring South Kordo­ Experiential Learning The idea is to demystify measure will go toward fan province, claiming Dar­ the process of building and infrastructure projects. fur rebels are operating Ferrell Commons • Suite 203 programming robots and there, and the Justice and teach the class in an uncon­ Israel launches ground troops Equality Movement, the ventional way. and tanks for Gaza invasion strongest Darfur rebel fac­ ''We're trying to attack it GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip tion, has announced a mili­ ( 407) 823-2667 kind of like a Lego format," - Israeli ground troops and tary alliance with armed Kuhns said. "You've got tanks cut swaths through groups in Kordofan. [email protected] pieces and blocks and you're the Gaza Strip early Sunday, Meanwhile, the U.N. and UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA trying to put it together." cutting the coastal territory African Union's point man EXPE R IENTIAL LEARNI NG www.csel.ucf.edu Kuhns and fellow student into two and surrounding its on Darfur has spent the past Adam Wtlson began the proj­ biggest city as the new two months meeting with ect last summer, using high phase of a devastating offen­ rebel factions in Darfur and school students as guinea sive against Hamas mili­ abroad. pigs when they set up the tants gained momentum. The Persian Gulf state of curriculum. The military used over­ Qatar is supposed to host a The class, which will be whelming firepower from' gathering of rebels and taught by Kuhns, Wilson and tanks, artillery and aircraft Khartoum officials, but Semak, is geared for students to protect the advancing sol­ Sudanese Foreign Ministry Place Classifieds • who may not know the differ­ diers, and Gaza officials said spokesman Ali Sadiq said ence between a circuit board at least 31 civilians were Friday that some rebel fac­ and a chess board.. _ killed in the onslaught. tions were refusing and no • "We're targeting the class The military said troops meeting date has been set. ONLINE toward students with no sci­ killed several dozen mili­ ~tar "does not want to • ence background to show tants, but Gaza officials leave any loophole" by not ( ,in the them that all this engineering could confirm only four having all rebels involved, I stuff, these rocket scientists dead - in part because res­ Sadiq told The Associated - yeah, they're amazing peo­ cue teams could not reach Press. Another meeting for (enttal '1oriba 1uture ple - but you can do it if you the battle zones. One Israeli Arab and African mediators really want to,'' Kuhns said. soldier was killed in the scheduled in Qatar on Mon­ for as low as $5 an issue! 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WASHINGTON - New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson on Sunday announced that he was withdrawing his nomina­ tion to be President-elect Barack Obama's commerce secretary amid a grand jury investigation into how some of his political donors won a lucrative state contract. Richardson's withdrawal was the first disruption of Obama's Cabinet process and the second "pay-to-play" inve~tigation that has touched Obama's transition to the pres­ idency. The president-elect has remained above the fray in both the case of arrested Illi­ nois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and with the New Mexico case. A federal grand jury is investigating how a California company that contributed to Richardson's political activi­ ,. ties won a New Mexico state contract worth more than $1 billion. Richardson said in a statement issued by the Obama transition office that the investigation could take

weeks or months but l expressed confidence it will show he and his administra­ tion acted properly. "But I have concluded that the ongoing investigation also would have forced an unten­ able delay in the confirmation process," Richardson said. CHARLES DHARAPAK / ASSOC IATEDPR ESS "Given the gravity of the eco­ In this file photo from Dec.3, President-elect Barack Obama, right, listens as Commerce Secretary-designate New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson,speaks during a news conference in Chicago. nomic situation the nation is facing, I could not in good con­ ers on a massive economic an extraordinary career in fed­ future service to our country Obama in the Democratic CDR and its CEO, David science ask the president-elect recovery bill he wants law­ eral and state office," Obama and in my administration." presidential primary but Rubin, have contributed at • and his administration to delay makers to pass quickly. said. "It is a measure of his A person familiar with withdrew after a poor show­ least $110,000 to three politi- for one day the important Obama said he has accepted willingness to put the nation the proceedings has told The ing in the Iowa caucuses and cal committees formed by work that needs to be done." Richardson's withdrawal, first first that he has removed him­ Associated Press that the New Hampshire primary. Richardson, according to an Richardson said he will reported by NBC News, "with self as a candidate for the Cab­ grand jury is looking into He is one of the most AP review of campaign remain as governor and told deep regret." inet to avoid any delay in fill­ possible "pay-to-play" deal­ prominent Hispanics in the finance records. Obama, "I am eager to serve in "Governor Richardson is an ing this important economic ings between CDR Financial Democratic Party, having The largest donation, the future in any way he deems outstanding public servant and post at this critical time. Products and someone in a served in Congress and as $75,000, was made by CDR ., useful." would have brought to the job Although we must move position to push the contract President Clinton's ambassa­ in June 2004 - a couple of The announcement came of commerce secretary and quickly to fill the void left by through with the state of dor to the United Nations months after the transporta- ahead of Obama's meetings our economic team great Governor Richardson's deci­ New Mexico. and energy secretary. As tion financing arrangement today with congressional}ead- insights accumulated through sion, I look forward to his State documents show governor, he has kept up an won ·state approval - to a . ..i CDR was paid a total of $1.48 international profile with a political committee that million in 2004 and 2005 for specialty in dealing with Richardson established its work on a transportation rouge nations. Obama also before the Democratic program. considered him to be secre­ National Convention that Richardson ran against tary of state. year. Coach: Slid.as had 'gre3:t impact' ,.- .. FROM Al --'--. "' thoughts and prayers are ~ ~S(nan win be missed by all of ..,, with his family and friends." Sudas, who was born in-­ Adana, Turkey, playea for us here at UCF. His loss is a shock head coacn Brian Cashman­ --- for four years, ending his sen­ to our team and staff. Sinan ior season last year. "Sinan will be missed by was kind to everyone he met all of us here at UCF," Cash­ man said in the release. "His and had a great impact on our loss is a shock to our team and staff. Sinan was kind to every­ program." one he met and had a great impact on our program. He - MEN'STENNIS HEAD COACH BRIAN CASHMAN will always be a member of IN A UCF NEWSRELEASE the UCF tennis family." Donate Plasma! Sometimes a Band-Aid is not enough

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' Packages, groups help couples cope Service-Learning FROM A1 to feel helpless since he or she cannot help the situation • • in long-distance relation­ they are in, Peluso said. She ships. recommended admitting to gives expenence Being able to really share feelings of sadness rather what's going on in one's life than being defensive about ., "honestly and openly" ·will it. FROM A1 keep the relationship strong, The UCF Counseling WHAT IS SERVICE­ said Peluso. She said that Center occasionally offers online students. when someone is so far from seminars in long-distance Students involved in SL LEARNING ... home for so long, he or she relationships as part of the classes are usually required to Service-learning is a teaching and can lose a sense of security Outreach Services program. complete 15 hours or more of learning strategy that integrates service at their chosen site. and ties to that home. Peluso said if a need was meaningful community service with Celeste said he has Some of the places chosen expressed to have a group instruction and reflection to enrich the learned how a lot of the little are nursing homes, women's session on the struggles of learning experience, teach civic things that matter to a person long-distance relationships, a shelters, homeless shelters, become "magnified" when high schools, middle schools, responsibility, and strengthen group would be created at communities. they are gone, such as birth­ the Counseling Center. elementary schools and many day cards, photos and child "It is a culture shock com­ more sites. Even though there are many different art work. ing home too," Celeste said. Projects are often created to "Mail is the biggest morale The soldiers are getting shot reflect student experiences. interpretations of service-learning as boost for soldiers overseas," at and not sleeping for days at The Annual Student Service­ well as different objectives and Celeste said. a time without running Learning Showcase gives par­ contexts, we can say that there is a core Care packages and letters water, air conditioning or ticipants the opportunity to concept upon which all seem to agree: from home are the things heat. show these projects, while they Tussey is most excited about An adjustment period connect with others who have Service-teaming combines service receiving next year. He also takes place because of cultur­ received various Service­ objectives with learning objectives with said being back in the arms of al shifts and being surround­ Learning experiences. the intent that the activity change both the love of his life keeps him ed by strangers, Peluso said. "Students want to get the the redpient and the provider ofthe motivated. A loved one left behind big picture by seeing what oth­ service. "1is is accomplished by Family support groups, a should be aware of all of the ers are doing," Zeh said. , combining service tasks with structured service of the Army, offer changes taking place. Terry Ann Thaxton, assis­ opportunities that link the task to seff­ training to spouses while For Tussey, his biggest tant professor for the English reffection, self-discovery, and the husbands and wives are fear is dying. He said he is department, has been incorpo­ acquisition and comprehension of rating SL into her courses for deployed. When the soldiers also apprehensive of being values, skills, and knowledge content. ., return, they are counseled on with people he doesn't know the past five years. readjusting to normal life as and working a job he is not "The best thing is that stu­ well, Celeste said. trained to do. dents see creative writing as - WWW.SERVICELEARNING.ORG "I was the only male in my The Army makes efforts part of their community [family support] group," he to help the soldiers enjoy the rather than something distin­ Wmner which is given by the said. holidays away from home, guished from it,'' Thaxton Florida Campus Compact Celeste, who now coun­ Celeste said. The soldiers said. "The most difficult thing among other competing Flori­ sels his cadets on the difficul­ will decorate tents, have spe­ for students to realize is how da higher educational institu­ ties and adjustments that cial meals and take photos to much social injustice there is tions. must take place when they send home. out there in their own com­ In addition, UCF professor deploy, has seen firsthand the The military also has a munity." Dr. 'frae Stewart ofeducational stress of a long-distance rela­ sort of checks system in Zeh said that SL students studies won the Service-Learn­ • tionship. His wife, also a which spouses are called and have an advantage because ing Faculty Research Award member ih the Army, was checked on throughout the they "beat the catch-22 of hav­ Thaxton is optimistic about deployedto Kosovo for seven time a loved one is deployed, ing no experience after gradu­ the future of Service-Learning months in 2000 when she Celeste said. ating, create cultural compe­ atUCF. was still his fiance. "I want everything to be RAYMA JENKINS/ CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE tency skills from working at "I hope that SL becomes Feeling sad or alone often the same when I come back," Justin Tussey will be deployed to Iraq on June 22. Both the Army and UCF offer programs different environments and common place in the universi­ causes the partner at home Tussey said. that help couples when their spouses are away on duty. help them to find out what ty," said Thaxton. "I know that they enjoy." students who are engaged in The future of SL at UCF this way see the world differ­ definitely appears to be prom­ ently. They come to under­ ising. Earlier this year, UCF stand how small acts generate Communication is key in online classes won the first place title of big change, so I hope to see SL Engaged Campus Award 2008 becoming a major part ofevery FROM A1 track of her assignment's Best in Class and Overall State degree:" deadlines. For all of the "The best part about teaching advantages Joseph enjoys Online and Vrrtual Education. with online courses her dis­ Naomi Morris is the Flori­ through online courses is that satisfactions are consistent ,. da Engineering Education with RITE's findings. Delivery System coordinator you have the ability to put a "I don't like ifthe teacher is at UCF's engineering depart­ kind of vague with instruc­ ment. She is responsible for large amount of information in tions," Joseph said. "The only maintaining the technical sys­ technical problem is if ' tems that allow students of WebCT is down, and I can't her department to access fully front of the student." turn in an assignment I pro­ online and blended courses. - DANIEL NOVATNAK crastinated on that's due." · "There's been a real push UCF PROFESSOR Hartman said RITE's in the engineering depart­ research also reveals that stu­ ment toward online courses," dents report taking more Morris said. "Because we present information benefits (Research Initiative for responsibility for their own have to provide learning to students who learn best by Teaching Effectiveness) learning in online courses the students." reading. In his ITT classes he shows that students will rather than sitting passively in Morris believes that if her answered student questions assign an overall rating of class. department did not offer through e-mail but took extra excellence to a course when Students across the uni­ online courses the students in effort to make himself avail­ they view the instructor able versity often intend to contin­ the courses she uploads able in voluntary office hours to communicate ideas and ue learning online after their would not be earning their for students who needed to information effectively and is first experience with this degrees. speak to him personally. willing to facilitate their method, Hartman said. UCF digital media profes­ "The disadvantage is you learning," Hartman said. RITE's research also sor Daniel Novatnak has don't get the student feedback "This is true for all colleges revealed a danger that stu­ taught online classes for ITT to know whether or not and course modes." dents may view expediency Technical Institute and has they're getting the informa­ Christele Joseph is a public and convenience as online recently taken a course to tion as it's being presented," administration major at UCF. learning's essential advantage begin teaching online courses he said. She said she prefers online over traditional courses while atUCF. A common frustration learning because it saves her failing to consider the quality "The best part about among students and teachers the time and gas money she'd of their education. teaching through online participating in online courses normally spend on her 30 Regardless of online learn­ courses is that you have the is the communication delay minute commute from west ing's advantages and disad­ ability to put a large amount created by e-mailing questions Orlando to the university. vantages students will be log­ of information in front of the and answers. Teachers may "I don't really need the . ging on to more virtual student and permit them to take time to respond to ques­ face-to-face interaction with classrooms in the near future. respond to it in sections," tions, or their initial response professors," she said. Joseph Researchers such as RITE Novatnak said. may not completely answer said she had to check her at UCF have found no qualita­ Novatnak thinks that the the student's question. course Web site daily if not tive difference between face­ way in which online courses "Our research at RITE multiple times a day to keep to-face and online courses.

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Speraw • takes crown as UCF's top chef The past few years have not been kind to some of the head coaches of UCF Athletics programs. Baseball's Jay Bergman, he of 26 years in charge, was fired/released/retired/what­ ever in April after an alleged altercation with an employee. His replacement, Craig Cozart, had the unen­ viable task of being a lame­ duck coach to finish the sea­ son before being passed over for LSU's Terry Rooney. Men's soccer's Brent Irwin departed after the 2006 campaign, leaving a program in shambles to assistant Bryan Cunning­ ham, who has three Confer­ ence USA victories in his two years at the helm. Volleyball's Meg Colado was let go after a horrid span in 2006 and 2007, in which the Knights lost 20 RAYMA JENKINS/ CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE AMANDA MOORE / CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE consecutive matches and Senior guard Jermaine Taylor found his scoring groove during the winter break, scoring more Redshirt sophomore Chelsie Wiley led the Knights in scoring in four of their six games during won one conference match. than 20 points in four of the five contests, including a career high 38 against Chicago State. the winter break. The guard scored at least 10 points in each of the Knights' contests. As for football's George O'Leary, well, with the ris­ ing cost of newsprint, I just don't have the budget to detail his trials and tribula­ tions with the Knights. Knights dominate at home to Knights finish the break with But the one man who has routinely been the toast of conclude the winter recess first Conference USA victory the UCF community is Kirk Speraw, the head coach of RYAN BASS GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT ALLEN LEVIN GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT the men's basketball team. Staff Writer Staff Writer Speraw's accolades are OOOOOH, BARRA-KUBA WILDIN' OUT WILEY numerous, and among them With its 86-70 victory against Freshman center Jakub Kusmieruk had a The UCF Women's Basket­ Guard Chelsie Wiley averaged 18.5 points is making the transition Sam Houston State on Saturday career high 8 points against Chicago State in ball team had a fairly joyous during the winter break, including acareer­ from the Atlantic Sun con­ night at the UCF Arena, the the UCF Holiday Classic championship. holiday season, as the Knights best 31 points against Ole Miss on Dec.20. ference to Conference USA. UCF Men's Basketball team has went 2-4 during the winter The difference in talent been red-hot at home this sea­ SCHOOL'S IN SESSION break, including 1-3 at the home. CANNON FIRE between the two leagues is son, and not even the winter Freshman guard AJ. Rompza scored a season Even though they struggled, Sophomore forward Emma Cannon larger in basketball than in break could cool the Knights high 15 points against Sam Houston State, the Knights won their confer­ continued to be adominant force inside for any other sport, save for down. and he averaged 6.4 assists over the break. ence opener Saturday after­ UCF, averaging 15.5 points and 9.3 rebounds baseball and maybe soccer. While UCF (9-4) struggled noon against Southern Miss 65- a game for the six-game stretch. Speraw has led the in the first 9 minutes of the FITTO BE TYLER 59 to improve its record to 3-11 Knights to Top 5 finishes in game against the Bearkats, they Forward AJ. Tyler, who transferred from on the season. AFRESH FACE each of the three years they unleashed an 18-0 run to pull Clemson, scored at least 7 points in the final UCF made huge strides Freshman guard Aisha Patrick helped UCF have been in C-USA, a feat away in the first half and hold three games of the winter break. with the conference victory, win its first (-USA game by scoring 12 points. which only Houston and their lead for the rest of the besting a team that beat them Memphis have also accom­ game. three times last season. plished. Senior guard Jermaine Tay­ the UCF Holiday Classic tourna­ During the break, the Forrecapsfrom But what Speraw is doing ,, lor was held to 3 points in the ment title with an 89-75 win Knights had tough matchups the break, go to now might be more impres­ first half, but he attacked the against Chicago State on Dec. 30. against solid teams, such as ·a ·- www.UCFNews.com sive. basket after the break, going 14- The Knights have gone 4-1 Miami, Wake Forest, Ole Miss UCF is 9-4 with one of-16 from the free throw line for since demolishing Florida Tech and Florida State. Those four ting clutch free throws. more game before confer­ the game and finishing with 26 on Dec. 12, with their only loss teams are a combined 44-12, UCF's chances at success _ence play begins Saturday points. coming against Florida in Jack­ and UCF was able to hang with will live and die with the con­ against Memphis. Freshman guard AJ. Rompza sonville on Dec. 20. all of them, including taking tinuing progress of star for­ The Knights feature a had 15 points, his fourth game of Since then, UCF has beaten the perfect 12-0 Demon Dea­ ward Emma Cannon. roster with seven true fresh­ the season scoring in double fig­ Valparaiso, Penn, Chicago State cons to overtime. Cannon, a member of last men and one redshirt fresh­ ures, and Tony Davis added 10 and Sam Houston State, all by But the Knights were look­ year's Conference-USA All­ man, Chris Baez, who sat points and seven rebounds, an average ofl8 points. ing for more than just staying Freshman Team, has been on a out last season with a knee although he scored all of his Here is a recap of what hap­ with the good teams. They tear this season, posting aver­ injury. points in the first hal£ pened during the break: wanted to finish off victories, ages of 14.3 points per game Five of those players - UCF (9-4) improved to 7-0 at which they were able to do home during the break and won PLEASE SEE TAYLOR ON A9 against Southern Miss by hit- PLEASE SEE WILEY ON A9 PLEASESEE UCF ON A10

/ No BCS busters, but bowl season starts strong PADRICK BREWER Brian Skinner went 11-of-ll for MagicJack St. Petersburg Bowl Sports Editor 166 yards and threw a game-win­ USF 41, Memphis 14 ning touchdown pass to Ben The Bulls scored nearly 1 Editors note: This is the first in Wooster with 7:52 left in the minute into the game, and they C a two-part series looking back at game. never looked back. • this season's bowl games. USF led 24-14 at the half and Check Wednesday's issue for New Mexico Bowl then shut out the Tigers in the the second part, which will cover Colorado State 40, Fresno State 35 second half, led by junior quar­ • the remaining games, save for the Colorado State scored three terback Matt Grothe. GMAC Bowl and the National touchdowns in the fourth quar­ Grothe was 17-of-24 for 236 • Championship. ter to come back and beat the and three touchdowns through Bulldogs. the air and rushed for 83 yards EagleBank Bowl Rams running back Gartrell on 15 carries. Wake Forest 29, Navy 19 Johnson racked up 375 yards of Avenging their 24-17 loss to total offense - 285 ofthem com-. Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl Navy on Sept. 27, the Demon ing on the ground - and he put Arizona 31, Brigham Young 21 Deacons outscored the Midship­ the game away with a 77-yard Arizona jumped out to a 10-0 ROSS D. FRANKLIN/ ASSOCIATED PRESS men 22-6 in the second hal£ touchdown run with 1:46 Colorado State running back Gartrell Johnson breaks through Fresno State defenders during the Wake Forest quarterback remaining. PLEASE SEE W.VA. ON A10 Rams' 40-35 victory in the New Mexico Bowl.Johnson finished with 375 yards of total'offense. ,J 'fl t\ W1ttaf :Jfllrlb ~re • January 5, 2009 Taylor captures Holiday Classic MVP

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Classic champions Out of all the games over the break, the most impres­ ) sive was the Knights win over Chicago State in the champi­ onship game. With that victory, the Knights claimed the UCF Holiday classic for the third consecutive season and improved to 3-0 against the Cougars. UCF shot 53.4 per­ cent and saw star Jermaine Taylor record a career-high 38 points in the game. What was most impressive in the contest was the Knight's defense. Coming into the game, Chicago State boasted the nation's second­ leading scorer, David Hol­ Must mention ad and 11:lce to ston, who came into the game receive offer. Not nod with I1 averaging 27.8 points per M-F Noon-3pm an, other offers. game. , All BASIETS COME WITH FRIES The Knights held Holston to 14 points on 4-of-17 shoot­ ~ I ing from the field and held his team to 39.1 percent shooting overall, including a 15 percent mark on 3-pointers. The Knights saw many role players also play well in the contest. Jakub Kusmieruk regis­ tered a career-high eight points on 4-of-6 shooting, AJ. Rompza matched a career high in assists with 10 and Kenrick Zondervan logged 10 points and seven rebounds in 21 minutes of action. UCF outscored the Cougars in points off the bench 35-24. Head coach Kirk Speraw was pleased his team ended up winning the cham­ pionship. 'We are glad that we won and happy that we won a championship," Speraw said after the game against Chica­ go State. 'We also understand that there are an awful lot of things in this game that we need to improve and get bet­ ter at. Jermaine certainly had an outstanding tournament offensively and really showed his versatility in scoring in a variety of ways." Taylor-made Taylor was spectacular in the win and has been at his t best during the break. He shot 13-of-22 from the field in the game en route to winning RAYMA JENKINS / CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE tournament MVP honors. Redshirt freshman guard Chris Baez attempts a shot over Valparaiso's Benjamin Furney in the Knights 85-60 victory at home on Dec. 22. It is his second consecu­ tive MVP trophy in the Holi­ During the past four Home sweet home five games at home, averaging day Classic. games, Taylor has averaged With their victory against 85.2 points while shooting He has now led UCF in 29.7 points per contest, Chicago State, the Knights better than 53 percent in three scoring in 11 of its 12 contests including consecutive outings remained undefeated at home of those home games. this season and is averaging with more than 30 points this season. At the UCF UCF is on a six-game 23.2 points per game, which against Penn and Chicago Arena, they are averaging 86.1 home stand. which will con­ ties Arizona State's James State. points per game compared to tinue when the Knights take Harden for 15th in the nation. He followed those per­ 60.3 points per game away on Holy Cross on Tuesday at He is tied for fifth in the formances with a 26-point from Orlando. 7 p.m. and national champi­ country with 112 field goals game against Sam Houston During the break, the onship runner-up Memphis made. State. Knights played four of their on Jan. 10 at 5 p.m.

,. Wiley, Patrick step up to assist Cannon FROM A8 ference record and be in a "We've got a lot to work on. good position come confer­ and 10.3 rebounds per game, ence tournament time. and she is shooting 55 per­ We certainly have a whole lot This season's Knights have cent from the field. one resolution for the new The sophomore leads the to work on," year: winning. team in those categories Under the wings of Can­ and has led the team in scor­ - HEAD COACH JOI WILLIAMS non, Wiley, and Patrick, they ing five times and has been ON WHATTHE KNIGHTS LEARNED FROM THEIR WINTER BREAK have a strong core that is the team's leading rebound­ looking to become a C-USA er nine times. freshman to start this sea­ which is another chance for powerhouse in the coming She is a double-double son, is averaging 8.1 points them to strengthen their con- years. machine and an integral per game, 5.3 rebounds per part of the Knights' success game, and leads the team in this season. assists and steals. In addition to Cannon's The Knights know they strong play, shooting guard still have a lot to work on, UNNERSITY Chelsie Wtley supplements but they don't view their plenty of scoring. record as indicative of how WALK-IN She has become the well they have been playing teams second leading scorer recently. D o yo u w ant to get MEDICAL news and updates with 11.9 points and fifth The tough non-confer­ from the Central leading rebounder with 3.6 ence schedule that they Florida Future? endured helped them CENTER rebounds per game. Reply A to set alert She also leads C-USA by mature as a team and got shooting 47 percent from them ready for their confer­ behind the 3-point line. ence play. "The Doctor Is Always In" She has led the team in 'We've got a lot to work scoring in five out of their on. We certainly have a Urgent Care Medical Services past eight games, including whole lot to work on," head a career high 31 points coach Joi Williams said. Provided By Board Certified Physicians. against Ole Miss on 8-of-9 "We've got to start to con­ No Appointment Necessary. shooting from beyond the vert some of those easy b~s­ • arc. The lights-out 3-point kets. We've got to continue shooting tied the school to work on finishing and 11550 University Blvd. • Orlando, FL 32817 record. continue to work on transi­ 407-282-2044 How Do I Text UCFNEWS to 44636? • Freshman guard Aisha tion defense." • Patrick has also found her The Knights will look to Hours: Monday-Friday 8am-8pm place within the team. do this by beefing up their Saturday-Sunday 9am-5pm Against Southern Miss, record. They have a soft with both Angelica Mealing spot in their conference Open Most Holidays and Marshay White strug­ schedule, with three out of gling to run the offense, their next four games com­ UniversityWalkin.com Patrick stepped up and han­ ing against teams at or below .500. Most Insurances Accepted ~ Receive FREE, real-time news and alerts on your cell phone from the Central dled the ball well, dishing 111.QJ Aorida Future. Just text a keyword, like UCFNEWS, to 44636. For a list of After those four games, teMt to out seven assists to one (Located less than 1 mile from UCF, other info you can get on your cell, MENU 44636. Now you can be In turnover. the team will have four con­ the know while on the go! secutive home games, on University Blvd., between Rouse Road and Alafaya.) Patrick, who it the only , ' _AlO www.CentralFloridaFuture.com January 5, 2009 • (eutnf jforiba "1turt

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FROM AB LeFevour was Ti::::. Tebow lite, rushing for 56 yards and lead with about 9 minutes left throwing for 253 yards and in the second quarter, and two touchdowns and an quarterback Willie Tuitama interception. But it was FAU's led the Wildcats on three Rusty Smith who was sharp consecutive scoring drives to all game, throwing for two beatBYU. touchdowns, the latter of Tuitama was 24-of-35 for which sealed the victory for 322 and two touchdowns and the Owls. ran for another. Meineke Car Care Bowl R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl West Virginia 31, UNC 30 ( Southern Miss 30, Troy 27 OT Pat White was nearly per­ The Golden Eagles rallied fect for the Mountaineers in from a IO-point, fourth-quar­ RAY MA JENKINS/ CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE winning his record fourth NELL REDMOND / ASSOCIATED PRESS UCF head coach Kirk Speraw, right, and the rest of the UCF coaching staff have taken a ter deficit and blocked a field bowl game as a starting quar­ Senior quarterback Pat White celebrates West Virginia's victory against UNC in the team with seven true freshmen and turned it into a winning ball club. goal in overtime to win their terback. White put on a clinic, Meineke Car Care Bowl, becoming the only starting quarterback to win 4 bowl games. fifth consecutive game and throwing for 332 yards and third New Orleans Bowl. three touchdowns. score the winning touch­ In the fourth quarter and But on the other side, down. Roady's Humanitarian Bowl UCF finds success overtime, Southern Miss UNC wide receiver Hakeem Maryland 42, Nevada 35 quarterback Austin Davis was Nicks had a game to remem­ Independence Bowl The Terrapins and the 6-of-10 for 82 yards and a ber, catching eight balls for Louisiana Tech 17,NIU 10 Wolf Pack combined for 940 the sweetest candy touchdown and rushed for 13 217 yards and three touch­ NIU freshman quarter­ yards of total offense in the yards. downs and making several back Chandler Harnish threw bowl season's first shootout. FROM AB themselves to be better than catches that left the ESPN on­ two interceptions, the first of Maryland sophomore run­ the Knights. San Di~o County Credit Union air talent speechless. which killed a drive with the ning back Da'Rel Scott rushed A.J. Rompza, Isaac Sosa, P.J. East Carolina's early sea­ Poinsettia Bowl Huskies deep in Louisiana 14 times for 174 yards and two Gaynor, Will Weathers and son success is about as real as TCU 17, Boise State 16 Champs Sports Bowl Tech territory. touchdowns, both of which Baez - are playing more a $3 bill, UAB is like The H'zlls The Homed Frogs beat up Florida State 42, Wisconsin 13 The Bulldogs had 236 came in the fourth quarter than ll minutes per game, - no depth - and Marshall on Boise State all day, rushing In a matchup of Big Ten yards of total offense and did with the Terrapins holding off and Sosa, Baez and Rompza can't stop anyone from scor­ 51 times for 275 yards and hold­ power and ACC speed, the not have a drive of longer a Nevada comeback attempt. are all averaging more than 5 ing. ing the Broncos, who had been ACC dominated. FSU may than 42 yards but still pulled points per game. But this UCF team, one averaging nearly 456 yards per not have torched the Badgers out the victory. Texas Bowl It has not been a seamless with two seniors and two game, to.250 total yards. on offense, but the Seminoles Rice 38, Western Michigan 14 integration of the youngsters juniors, has proven that it Boise State had just two made their presence felt on PapaJohns.com Bowl Rice obliterated Western - the Knights miss Mike can be the real deal, depend­ turnovers but both of them defense. Rutgers 29, NC State 23 Michigan for the first 50 min­ O'Donnell on offense and ing on what night it is. were in the final two minutes, FSU returned two fumbles Rutgers kicker San San Te utes of the game, building a Dave Noel on defense. And Speraw has called this killing any chance of a come­ for touchdowns and were hit three field goals in the sec­ 38-0 lead before the Broncos there is some of the same team a box of chocolates, back. able to score on the other ond half to help the Scarlet were able to get on the board. dichotomy between games because you never know fumble it recovered. The Knights bounce back from a Chase Clement's final col­ as we have seen in the past: what you're going to get. Sheraton Hawaii Bowl Seminoles scored touch­ 17-6 halftime deficit. lege game was a memorable A victory at New Mexico If that's the case, then Notre Dame 49, Hawaii 21 downs on four consecutive Rutgers dominated the one for Rice: He accounted and then a loss to Morehead Speraw is the finest choco­ Fighting Irish quarterback possessions to open the sec­ time of possession and forced for all five of the Owls' touch­ State eight days later. latier this side of Willy Jimmy Clausen had his best ond half. four Wolfpack turnovers, downs - throwing three, But the transition from Wonka and Juliette Binoche game of the season, going 22- three interceptions in the sec­ rushing for one and catching ., senior-laden to youth-rich in Chocolat. of-26 for 401 yards and five Emerald Bowl ond half another. has been cleaner than Speraw has crafted a con­ touchdowns against the War­ California 24, Miami 17 almost anyone expected. fectionary concoction that riors. Notre Dame controlled California's Jahvid Best ran Valero Alamo Bowl Pacific Life Holiday Bowl Now, 9-4 may not seem works most of the time, and the tempo of the game, airing all over Miami, racking up 186 Missouri 30, Northwestern 23 OT Oregon 42, Oklahoma State 31 like much, especially when even those times when the it out early and often in break­ and two touchdowns on 20 Chase Daniel, who threw Oregon scored four rush­ all but two teams in C-USA Knights bite into the bitter ing its nine-game bowl losing carries. three interceptions in the ing touchdowns in the second have at least seven victories, candy with raspberry and streak. The Hurricanes, without game, hit Jeremy Maclin in half to pull away from the but it could be that the nougat - hello, Morehead the suspended Robert Marve, the overtime period, and then Cowboys. Knights are putting the rest State - he knows there are Motor City Bowl who started most of the sea­ the Wildcats could not The Ducks rushed for a of the league on notice. more flavorful selections FAU 24, Central Michigan 21 son, relied on true freshman respond, going backward on total of 307 yards and five Sure, UCF needs better waiting. The Owls and the Chippe­ Jacory Harris, to their detri­ their overtime possession. scores, led by running back free throw shooting and a So the rest of C-USA bet­ was struggled in the first ment. The Tigers were able to Jeremiah Johnson - ll9 yards better effort night in and ter have their sweet tooths quarter but were able to tum Harris fumbled the ball pull out the win despite gain­ and one touchdown - and night out on defense, but ready, because Speraw and it on in what is historically a deep in the Miami zone with ing fewer yards, losing the quarterback Jeremiah Masoli only Houston, Memphis and the Knights will have plenty high-scoring bowl game. less than 3 minutes left, put­ time of possession battle and - 106 yards and three touch­ Southern Miss have shown of sugar heading their way. CMU quarterback Dan ting California in position to committing more turnovers. downs.

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OUR STANCE makes for ,, sinister season bile many Americans overtook store security. Damour who are willing to harm one W took the opportunity was pronounced dead an hour another to make that happen. this year, as they often later. In response to the incident in · do during the holiday season, to What happened in Valley Valley Stream, lawmakers in escape from the news and the Stream was not an isolated inci­ New York have proposed a bill hard world of warfare, murder dent. Occurrences like this one aimed at mandating better store and missing children that con­ have become quite frequent. security for special events and sumes the 24-hour networks, Each year there are reports of sales. Nicknamed the Door­ they missed this year's coverage people willing to do almost any­ buster Bill, after the type of early of a war of a very different kind. thing for a sale price or fighting moming sales that often lead to It is becoming a kind of tradi­ one another over the last copy of violent incidents, the legislation DAVID HORSEY/ SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER tion among journalists to track a hot video game. will also hold stores liable for the progress ofthe so-called The question that needs to be any injuries sustained due to . . "War on Christmas.'' This war, asked is how did it come to this? poor security at these events. fought in our shopping malls, How does a holiday season that This bill, proposed by New airports and on the grounds of is supposed to be about peace York City Councilman James Exercise your rights, various state and county govem­ and harmony lead normal peo­ Gennaro, represents a step in the ment entities, boils down to a ple to violence in the pursuit of right direction, but it is clearly war of words. toys and gifts? an attempt to treat the symp­ It's about choosing "Happy Orlando residents may toms of this problem, not the wield your weapons Holidays" over "Merry Christ­ remember a similar story from underlying cause. mas" and celebrating beneath a five years ago that also took Instead of arguing about signs For those of you who you; however, stunning and "holiday tree" instead of a place during a Thanksgiving and nativity scenes on public recently unfroze yourselves spraying isn't enough. This is Christmas tree. Some call it weekend sale. Patricia Van property and fighting against the and stepped out of your cryo­ America - it's go big, or go political correctness, others call Lester, a resident of Orange City, perceived assaults on their holi­ genic tubes for the first time home. If someone makes the it an attack on tradition, and the was trampled by a mob of cus­ days by judges and activist in decades, the year is 2009. mistake of assaulting you, you bickering on both sides may be tomers in an Orlando-area Wal­ groups, it may be time for peo­ Congratulations, you've may want to do more than overshadowing deeper issues. Mart. ple of all religions, and for socie­ reached the future. You will just teach him or her a lesson. Take the story of Jdimytai Authorities said at the time ty as a whole, to reassess and notice quickly that much has It's in your best interest to Damour, 34, a temporary that Van Lester was shoved to refocus the values of the holiday changed; our TVs display pic­ seriously injure or even kill employee at a Wal- Mart in Val­ the ground and suffered at least season. It has become so strong­ ture in definitions the human such a wrongdoer. ley Stream, New York. Damour one seizure while fellow shop­ ly centered on commercialism eye cannot comprehend, our BEN BADIO Some would choose to pur­ was trampled to death during a pers rushed to snatch up DVD and the pursuit of material computers communicate Columnist chase a more "offensive" Black Friday rush where local players that were on sale. goods that it sometimes leads information at light speed, weapon. Knives have been police were forced to intercede, It is important to remember ordinary people to act rudely and our phones perform more life quite popular during these past few and during which four other that the people who trampled and even violently toward one functions than our hearts. Humans centuries, known for their portability people were injured, including a Van Lester and Damour were another. hoped for the invention of flying cars and ease of use. With the proper per­ woman who was eight-months just that - normal people. This No toy, sale, or special savings up until around 2001, when we collec­ mit, one can carry a concealed firearm, pregnant. is not a case of one disturbed should be bigger than the holi­ tively realized how stupid of an idea perfect for those who prefer the idea of Damourwas helping his co­ individual, or a violent gang or day itself, the ideals that it is that is. So as this first millennial decade seriously_injuring someone, then get­ workers to hold the glass doors cult. These are instances of reg­ supposed to stand for, or, as in ends, there's just one thing that I'm still ting away with it by calling it "self­ against the pressing throng of ular people, likely desperate to the sad case of Jdimytai Damour, waiting to own: My very own T-1000 defense." I would strongly advise read­ eager shoppers. The doors shat­ give their families and their chil­ the life of a man who was just Robotic Killing Machine, otherwise ers against brass knuckles, however, as tered, and the crowd quickly dren the best holiday possible, trying to do his job. known as a Terminator. these are illegal in the state of Florj.da, About a month ago I packed my an indication that these are the dead..

Wj w 1~:~ ~N~ ~~! =="· ~' -=~ . ·.· • '¾F=iw: ·=~w=' }f~i'r~).w x;&=: '{1§*' 1wr ~ -~' ~e~~rn.,., bags and moved away from the crimi­ liest of deadly weapons. •l lhe2fiJture encourages comments frum readers. ln¾>rder to be conskfered for publkatlbn,.0 · 6 nal hotbed we call "The University Like I said before, it's 2009; this is sJq 1.h c~edJ00 word~; ~may editforJength. Subn)itthem onliq~ · Area." What I failed to realize was I the FUTURE. We need to take our ,,t fj:; lt.llhenrto~74447l 5$fflQUfstlohs.?iCalf407,ffl71'55'' • was headed into yet another criminal right to bear arms to the next level! I'm hotbed: downtown Orlando. It seems tired of the guesswork involved in that no matter where I settle in this city shooting a gun. I have to load it, aim it, I'm in some sort of grave danger. When cock it, pull the trigger and hope that I'm inside my home, I'm uneasy, fearful my bullet hits my target. What a has­ of intruders and solicitors. When I'm sle! It's abqut time one of the big tech outside on the streets, I'm wary of pick­ companies like Sony or Apple engi­ Be Wise - no, not pockets, homeless thieves and potential neer some sort of android super­ rapists. There is no escape, so what can weapon and make it available at an you do? You can carry a weapon. affordable price. It would be just If you've arrived at the same conclu­ another small step forward in the fight sion as me then you have a variety of for my constitutional right to bear options. Your first option is to pur­ arms. I can only imagine a future in the potato chip chase a defensive weapon. Things like which I walk the streets with my Tasers and pepper spray are intended robotic killing companion, fearing to disorient an attacker so a victim has nothing and keeping my head high. I ooks fall short of teaching than in the initial Sept. 11 attacks? level, since every other subject time to escape. Little harm is done, but just have to make sure my T-1000 isn't B it. One sounds foolish Yet our president, not the brave has been already. That is the the assailant knows not to mess with wearing brass knuckles. speaking it. Religion fails who served and sacrificed, was beauty of wisdom and philoso- in translating it. Wisdom is diffi­ unprepared for the war. His phy: Their relevance and rever- cult to come by in our day, and words definitely sound like ence are derived from their sim- although many know what Web­ words of wisdom plicity. ster's considers wisdom to be, Let us hope President-elect More than anything, the the passing of wisdom from one Obama adheres to wisdom in his impact of wisdom in our inter- Texting problematic generation to the next is like a decisions, perhaps hearing the personal relationships corrodes faucet drawn to a leak. whispered words of wisdom to lesser and lesser importance As a culture of incessant from the Beatles, "Let it be." each day. activity, few in this country take Our government is not the Whether or not calamitous for proper language time to practice the noble art. only administration plagued by classrooms require the presence Like scuttling ants always fulfill­ this unprecedented absence of of wisdom to spread knowledge In the spirit of the holiday write; it demands reading as ing superficial purposes and pre­ wisdom School employees, or discipline into the future of season :rp.any practice an art well. tending to come closer to an namely school administrators, this country, the modem family that is seldom seen en masse Although readership of unfounded destination, life itself severely lack the wisdom to structure is definitely in need of at any other time of the year: novels and the Bible remain is becoming slave to the afterlife. raise a generation of ethical the essence. We write - holiday cards of strong, readership statistics of Where did all the wisdom go? moralists. When the men and With divorce and single par- course. print publications are plum­ It seems as though the capi­ women sitting on a school board ent rates as they are, the sense· is The cornerstone of civi­ meting. According to a Gallup "· talistic nature of materialism has cash in lucrative bonuses and that families are becoming a lization, writing, is the adhe­ Poll surveying the sources of danwed this inherent lack of the like while schools starve for more spur-of-the-moment sive by which society sus­ news for Americans, 7 per­ wisdom on us, in which people funding, tyranny lives in the 21st endeavor. Vegas and Hollywood tains order and consistency. cent of Americans read value their designer accessories century. set these trends in gold, and it is How is it that writing has SEBASTIAN CHURCH national newspapers every more than their own minds. Take the acts of Michelle no surprise that foolish celebri- become such a laborious Opinions Editor day, dead last in the poll. The role that wisdom plays in Rhee, Chancellor ofWashington ties like Britney Spears screw endeavor that the generation Enter cell phones and the American society is shut up in D.C. Public Schools, for para- their personal lives over with coming of age struggles to do it with age of instant information. Texting is a philosophy classrooms and his­ digm. unwise decisions. meaning and gusto? remarkable phenomenon in the con­ tory textbooks. When found According to TIME, she has Historically, marriage has To understand the roots of this rot­ text of writing and language. It repre­ anywhere else, it is regarded dismissed 270 teachers since been an economic compact, not ten fruit it is best to start at the begin­ sents a devolution of communication with a pithy notion of irrele­ 2007 for being inadequate. This an emotional one, nor a sponta- ning when and where writing is happening right before our eyes. vance and inefficiency. statistic looks unreasonable, but neous one. But as the sacking of acquired. Unlike speech, writing is a Fractured grammar and elementary Truth be told, the world would you want President Bush common wisdom has robbed much more critical ability for children vocabulary are all symptoms of a needs wisdom now more than teaching your children English? matrimony of its sanctity, the to learn. repetitive use of this "text speak." The ever: In our government, in our Then there is no excuse for family is evolving into an institu- From elementary to secondary more students use this language, the schools, in our homes, on our unqualified, unwise teachers in tion of decrepit dogma. It is no school, curriculum becomes more and more their understanding of language televisions - although the latter our schools. wonder children are so beguiled more overwhelmed by standardized is hindered. may be too much to ask. Con­ The former elementary by negativity and destructive- test supplements. Time for indispensa­ How do we as a society reclaim the ceptions of the word itself may teacher may come off as mill- ness. ble activities in the classroom such as ability and initiative to write? Educa­ • be vague and indecisive, but the taristic by method, but how else Nobel Prize-winning author writing is allocated toward teaching tion. Education should emphasize the concept of wisdom is by no do you repair failed systems? If Herman Hesse wrote, "[WISdom the test. essential nature of communication and means foreign to this society. the intention i's to fix it from the is] nothing but a preparation of Fortunately the SAT Writing com­ cultivate an understanding of speaking It is fairly safe to say the 43rd ground up, as is the case, the the soul, a capacity, a secret art ponent acts to enforce the imperative and writing in the pupil. president of our nation possess­ wisest solution is to strike a of thinking, feeling and breath- nature of writing skills. According to a In order to save themselves, news­ • es less wisdom than he does match, let it blaze and start from ing thoughts of unity at every survey from the College Board Web papers must bridge the gap between grammatical knowledge of the scratch. moment of life." site, 76 percent of teachers and 81 per­ generations. College students should English language. Qµoted in the WISdom ought to be a Maybe wisdom is what we cent of administrators confirm an propose the path and provide innova­ ''Verbatim" section of TIME sought-after goal for children need to cultivate in our leaders, increase in the emphasis on writing. tive solutions to keep the gashed magazine, Bush says "I think I before their minds are corrupted in our educators, in our children. Writing in college has taken a bit of industry from bleeding profusely. I I was unprepared for war." by the evil 'Vices of humanity. Ifunity is the end, wisdom is a hit as well despite the advent of Gor­ So do us a favor and write us some Pardon? Why philosophy and ethics are surely the means. Without wis- don Rule requirements. The only bloody letters, we want to hear what Unprepared to send thou­ not taught to younger students is dom, we can kick harmony, effective way for students to advance you have to say. Make it appealing, sands of America's citizens to beyond us. If it is a matter of dif- peace, love and equality all to their writing skills is through practice. make it relevant and we'll make it their deaths, over lt200 more ficulty, dumb it down to their 41 the gutter. o practice writing is more than to i1 what you want to real,.

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