Central Florida Future, Vol. 36 No. 14, October 9, 2003
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University of Central Florida STARS Central Florida Future University Archives 10-9-2003 Central Florida Future, Vol. 36 No. 14, October 9, 2003 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, Vol. 36 No. 14, October 9, 2003" (2003). Central Florida Future. 1697. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture/1697 \[ www.UCFnews.com Thursday, October 9, 2003 .. QB Jon Rivera heads into his second The first featured apartment game hoping for another MAC win. for UCF Cribs isfinally here. -SEE SPORTS, Bl -SEE LIFESTYLES, B3 • STAYIN' ALIVE ucFCRIBS Van sn• <• om c assrooms PATRICIA XAVIER versity prosecute the suspect or Senior Staff Writer suspects accordingiy. "The person that did 'it ought "My daddy was born on the Less than a month after the Fburth of July and served World controversial installment of War II in the Army Air Corps so American flags in UCF class to be punished. If he's a U.S. needless to say I'm very commit rooms beg'all, UCF Police are ted to the country and to the flag investigating tne vandalism of Citizen, then we should and I do not look kindly to any several flags throughout cam one who desecrates the pus. prosecute the ·sucker for · American flag," Morgan said. On Tuesday, at least nine "I don't know if it's still a ["' flags in the Communications, felony to deface the American Visual Arts, and Math and defacing the American flag." fl;:ig, but I believe if you have a Physics buildings were torn problem with anything, be it · down and stolen. Most of the - JOHN CANNON hanging the American flag or be damage occurred in the Math MATHEMATICS PROFESSOR it the color of the walls, there are and Physics Building, where ) proper procedures to go through flags were missing from every to make those objections known. \~ floor. All but one flag had been cover the cost of extra flags. 'We country; then we should ship him It is not necessary to break the replaced before students arrived were given so many extra [flags] right back to where he came law to voice your opinion in this for classes on Wednesday, main that we take them out as need from and we should say, 'Since country." tenance . supervisor Wanda ed," Clark said. "Because of the you hate our guts, go join your The installment of the flags Daberko said. surplus, they have enough to foreign policy or your :war gained national attention this The flag installation project, replace the damaged ones." department, and we'll kill your summer when ROCK proposed with a goal of putting one flag in Professor John Cannon was ass."' that the Student Government ..• every classroom on campus, was · angered to learn the flag in Professor Thomas Morgan. Association fup.d a project that abOut 97 percent completed Room 405 of the Math and said while he did not notice the would install flags in every class when the vandalism took place, Physics Building, where he flag in his classroom - Room room at UCF. Critics and propo Buzz Clark, a maintenance engi teaches his Calculus ID class, 101 of the Communications nents of the project debated the neer for the UCF Physical Plant, had been'torn from its staff. Building- was missing, he was issue for months. ' said. "The person that did it ought disappointed that someone · After an SGA Senate vote that Rebuilding on a Conservative to be punished. If he's a U.S. cit would damage such a syinbol. denied funding for the flags, Kornerstone, or ROCK, the stu-. izen, then we should prosecute He said that as a person who has ROCK raised funds for the proj AMBER PLANK I CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE dent group that donated the the sucker for defacing the lived through a nuinber of wars, ect on its own with financial Flags in three buildings were torn from their staffs Tuesday morning. Above, only trace amounts flags, raised enough money for American flag. If he's a foreign he hopes that once the vandals of a flag remain hanging from a wall in the Communications Building Room 101. the .original flag purchase to student that's a guest in our are caught, the law and the uni- PLEASE SEE TEACHERS ON AS Traffic accidents SGA Senate run-off results College I Seat Winner(% votes) Runoff opponent (%votes) CAS/3 Nathan Mitchell (54.4) Andrew Dilliner (45.6) CAS/4 Michael J.G. Mclaughlin (5!f.7) Kailon Shrum (41.3) on rise near UCF CASIS Andrew Houchins (52.2) Brittney Rutledge (47.8) CAS/8 Sara M. Hunt (51) Mary Chris Ellett (49) MATT HEDGECOCK specifically with the UCF area, but CASI 13 John Avola (59.6) Matt Shannon (40.4) Staff Writer may be the result of a larger prob CBA/9 Sean Lavin (75.6) Kristen Perpall(24.4} lem. In 2001, Orlando had 18.8 traf EDUC I 3 Ashly Ramsey (60.8) Write-in candidates (39.2) In an area where nearly 60,000 fic related fatalities per 100,000 peo EDUC/S Michael Henry (78) Write-in candidates (22) ENGR I 1 Pavan Talakala (69.3) Dan Reiner (30.7) cars travel every day,' many of them ple, the highest rate of any city in ENGR/ 2 C. Hunter Singh (68.1) John Kaiser (31.9) belonging to students in a new area, the nation, as compiled by The ENGR/6 Keith Rea (73) Mark White (27) - safety is always a concern. Road Information Program, a non ENGR/7 Bryan Herde (75.2) Nichole Ederer (24.8) Unfortunately for UCF, the intersec profit safety group. HPA/2 Amy E. Ridge (57.8) David Rosenthal (42.2) tion of Alafaya Trail and University Despite that alarming figure, the HPA/6 Joshua Wagoner (50.4) Jen Schunatz (49.6) Boulevard has been the scene of 29 contribution of inexperienced stu OPTICS/ 1 Matthew Fisher (76.3) Write-in candidates (23.7) BREVARD/1 No winner declared major accidents so far this year, dent drivers cannot be discounted. involving serious injuries or crimi According to the Florida SOURCE: STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION nal behavior. Department of Highway Safety and A quick poll around campus Motor Vehicles, the 21-24 age group I< doesn't reveal many surprises is most at risk to be involved in a car about the perceived traffic safety . accident, accounting for 48,228 around campus. "No, it's not. It's accidents state-wide, 525 fatal, in A vote for Wonder not safe, especially University and 2001. Reckless behavior, above (• Alafaya," said senior Andrea average alcohol consumption and Wess er. general inexperience are just some Woman won't·Work "No one around here knows how of the factors that caused the above to drive," said sophomore Samuel average accident totals. After considering his chal Weitzner. To keep track of serious acci- · ASHLEY ROBERTSON! CHITRAL FLORIDA FUTURE SGA election ruling lenge, the Elections The reason students don't feel The intersection of University Boulevard and Alafaya Trail has seen more accidents than Commission agreed to count safe Ihight not have anything to do PLEASE SEE UNIVERSITY ON A2 other entrances to campus. Orlando has the highest traffic fatality rate nationwide. hands Ansari victory only those votes that were cast for someone who could com- . ( • BEN BAIRD Senior Staff Writer plete the duties of an SGA sena tor - namely, someone who Students can't vote for was a registered UCF student in It's back to class for·adults who want to teach Wonder Woman anymore. good standing. The Student Government Once the votes for fictional CHRISTINE DELLERT baccalaureate teaching prepara ment. Association Elections candidates in his contest were Senior Staff Writer tion programs are moving into "There is a critical need for Commission decided Friday discounted, Ansari had a major ( • "I'm doing education from outside fields, teachers in the state," said that write-in votes for the lasso ity of the remainingvotes, giving Linda Mackey stands up in said the National Center for Jennifer Platt, associate dean for wielding superhero or any other him victory. front of the class. In a flawless right now what Education Information. This fig academic affairs in the College of . obviously fictitious candidate Reaves and others spoke out Castilian accent she says, ''I'm ure .is compared with 38 percent Education. · are invalid. That decision gave against the decision. in 1998. if sorry professor, but the dog ate I really w.ant to I Many skilled professionals Ajwad Ansari a victory in a "I feel that someone logged my homework." While other stu Michael Hynes, associate are also taking advantage of close race for an SGA Senate onto the [election] Web site and dents in the Spanish lecture stifle do with my life. dean of graduate studies and recently created programs that seat. actually went down the list and their laughter, Mackey' s face research in the College of prepare new teachers. Often With write-in votes for fic clicked, they still placed a vote giows from giggling. , I want to be a Education, said he has seen an accelerated and inexpensive, tional characters included in and it should count for the over- ' Not typical behavior from a increase in the .number of post these programs offer instruction the tally, neither Ansari nor any all [total]," Reaves said.