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Steven Lynch brings his ~usical comedy A UCF win over Southern Miss would be a big to the UCF Arena t' step for the first-place Knights -sEE sP.oRTs,A11 - SEE NEWS, A7 FREE • Published Mondays alid Thursdays www.UCFnews.com • Thursda» October l 3, 200S • • The number of arrests and citations reached an unusual low Task force members impressed ofonly 17 at last Saturday's UCF football tailgate. Members ofUCF President John with.outcome ofrecent tailgate Hitt's task force said they were ASHLEY BURNS Bowl. Task force chairman Al Harms "Is this a task force that will last for­ pleased with the Managing Editor commended the members of the panel ever? No," Harms said as he opened ,to responsible· and said that he felt they were making the fourth meeting since the task force behavior of UCF President John Hitt's tailgat­ great progress with their goal. was created. Hitt chose the members students and fans prior to the ing task force met again yesterday to "I just want to say well done for this of the force within days after the Sept. Knights' win over reflect on last Saturday's tailgate prior past weekend," Harms said. "We 24 home game against Marshall, Memphis. The to the football team's vittory over wo.rked very hard for a 10-day period where UCF Officer Mario Jenkins was task force is . Memphis. and everyone really pulled together fatally shot: continuing Overall the task force praised the for a smashing success." Harms said there were many good efforts to build a better tailgating student body and fans in attendance Harms also stressed to the mem­ efforts that went into organizing this atmosphere at for displaying responsibility and for bers that these meetings are not per­ first tailgate under the advisory of the UCF games. improving the atmosphere in the tail­ manent and that they are working MATI POLLITI I CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE gating lots surrounding the. Citrus toward a final solution. PlfASE SEE STUDENT ON A6 Homec@111ing • Generation organizers l.Jl'l'l~-NI f • 11'1' .SN il(~ll ·nonation eicited about now led by planned events l~Nl)S IJl1 IN l~l.Jllll~S Yellowcard, comedy Student residents receive scare in Greek body acts highlight week of SEAN LAVIN apartment with stove explosion Senior Staff Writer student celebration Since Spring 2000, UCF students SEAN LAVIN& have stood outside the Student Union RENEE FOLEY DARRAH WINKLER Senior Staff Writer & Contributing Writer to recruit passers-by to donate blood as Contributing Writer part of a program called Generation A late-night snack Donation. The program was initially The theme of this year's Homecom­ created as part of a public relations ing, "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problem," sparked a kitchen fire in Pegasus Landing Building 15 class project, but on Oct. 5, UCF's Pan­ has the UCF community once again hellenic Council announced it would excited about the week of events Tuesday when a pan of oil burst into flames as Fiorella take ownership of the prOgram. recently honored as the Best in the This semester will mark-the last State by Florida Leader magazine. Salgues was preparing· french fries in her apartment. time students can enroll in a class to Homecoming Executive Direc­ work on Generation Donation. Public tor Victor Perez is enthusiastic "I was on the phone waiting for the oil to heat up and it just relations professor Frank Stansberry, about Homecoming . 2005 and exploded," Salgues said. "It just who oversees Generation Donation, is hqpes that the week will be "out retiring from UCF in 2006. In order to of control." blew up into a big ball of fire." Salgues' roommate, Nina ensure the program's continued suc­ "At the end of Homecoming cess, Starisberry has worked with the 2004, Ricky Huff [Homecom­ Schwartz, was in her bedroom when she heard screaming coming Panhellenic Council to prepare the ing concert director] and I governing body forUCF's social soror­ decided that we simply want­ from the kitchen. "I ran out to see what happened," ities to take over the endeavor. ed to make Homecoming 2005 Schwartz said. "I was "I was thrilled when the representa­ out of control in terms of·amusement tives of the Panhellenic Council volun­ and fun by basically going over the top. stunned. I was scream­ ing. We were all trying teered to get involved with Generation and all out with every event," Perez to figure out the fire Donation," Stansberry said. "This is a said. cause that is vital to Central Florida. "We wanted this to be the year in extinguisher." After a few min- Hospitals in more than 20 counties are which all other Homecomings look utes, Salgues was able counting on the blood UCF students toward as an example, but at the same to remove the ring on donate." time we wanted to ensure that we the fire extinguisher Panhellenic Vice President of Pub­ didn't forget that this is about the lic Relations Evelyn Torres of Alpha students and ensuring they have the in order to spray it onto the flaming Delta Pi is excited UCF's sororities will re: time of their lives in .a safe environ­ · be able to play such an active role in ment." pot of fries. "I sprayed it pro:Viding Central Florida with an ade- Homecoming Week 2005 ~ start right on the fire," quate blo~d supply. · off with the annual Kick-Off Concert, a 'We wanted to do something which student favorite in years past. Headlin­ Salgues said. "[The smoke] would help our university contribute ing the concert this year will be Yellow­ came onto my to the outside community," Torres said. card along with Acceptance, Pink Spi­ face and I "You could save three lives in less than ders, Archer's New Rival and others an hour. It makes you feel good at the soon to be announced. couldn't breathe." end ofthe day lmowing you're involved UCF sophomore.Rebecca Tomlin­ in such a worthy cause." son is relieved that the concert is on .A5 Salgues battled the Traditionally, Central Florida runs a campus this year as opposed to being in grease fire 10,000-pint annual blood shortage due downtown Orlando. primarily to the tourists in the area "It can sometimes be a hassle driving with her fire extinguish- and, after Hurricane Katrina, blood downtown and finding parking at such er, shortages were at a devastating low in a busy event," she said. Schwartz called 911 the entire Gulf Coast region. Tomlinson said she is also glad to see "With so many people needing such a diverse group of performers at blood, the growing blood shortages PLEASE SEE BUILDING ON A6 this year's concert. Later on in the week, seem like a depressing factor for those PLEASE SEE PHILANTHROPY ON AS PLEASE SEE STUDENTS ON AS UCF Arboretum volunteers are preparing the Volunteers give Arboretum needed lift stonn ravaged habitat for its sale. )1ie plant sale will take place described it - is used for more upcoming plant Clean-up will fix Arboretum education and Nov. 18-20, celebrating the than biology and botany stu­ sale inmid­ outreach specialist Amanda "rebirth of the Arboretum,'' dents who need to identify November. · Future plans to old storm damage, Meleo said the Arboretum was Meleo said. plants or take samples. improve the area in a bit of "disarray because of Earlier this month, the "We want to restore it to a indude prep for plant sale the hurricanes," but much ofthe Arboretum received a $160,000 place where the community can replanting trees, volunteer efforts will be· geared government grant to replant · come,'' Meleo said. foliage and .NAOMI RINGER toward sorting through plants trees that were damaged in the It's an effort that Volunteer native Florida Senior Staff Writer plants using a that have been donated to the hurricane, director Martin UCF animal and environmental $160,000 university. Quigley said. He added that director· Lyn Villanueva hopes government Although much of the dam­ A local specialty nurs\ery replanting could begin before will catch the eye of students. grant that was age and debrl; from last year's donated bonsai plants, which the el\d of the year. ·~lot of students don't lmow received earlier string of hurricanes has been Meleo said she hoped would be Located on the east side of about the Arboretum,'' she said. this month. cleaned up, volunteers will be a big hit. campus, the Arboretum was At one point students were weeding, mulching and clean­ Other donated plants founded in 1983 by biology pro­ very involved, Meleo said. ing up the UCF Arboretum Fri­ include landscape, foliage and fessor Henry Whittier. The "liv­ day in preparation for its plant Florida native plants.