Central Florida Future, Vol. 40 No. 32, March 28, 2008
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University of Central Florida STARS Central Florida Future University Archives 3-28-2008 Central Florida Future, Vol. 40 No. 32, March 28, 2008 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. 40 No. 32, March 28, 2008" (2008). Central Florida Future. 2089. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture/2089 ) I FREE • Published Mondays,, Wednesda :,; and Frida :,; www.CentrafFforidaFuture.com • Friday, March 28, 2008 I ~ Nearly perfect Softball's senior_pitcher ends up one play away from perfection -sEESPORTS,A6 FOOD Parking services keeps decal records Procedures cited by audit were in place MATT MORRISON collections by developing records and were not recon WHAT WE HAVE HERE ... News Editor written procedures for ciled to the prior day's sales or The audit attacked Parking Services for not keeping detailed enough logs and for not employees. inventory on hand to ensure having written procedures. However, Parking Service officials have shown that both of Toe Director of Parking · Among the concerns raised proper accountability for park the findings aren't true. The information just wasn't presented clearly to the auditor. Services says they have never by the audit, "a log is not main ing permit fee collections and been without policy, despite tained documenting the allo the actual permits." PROCEDURES, PROCEDURES, PROCEDURES what the 2008 audit report has cation of permits to the Both the 2005 and 2008 When Parking Services broke away from UCF PD in 2006, they continued to use the stated respective cashiers to fix audits recommend that the procedures already in place from UCF PD. They are currently writing their own policies. The audit report states, responsibility for permits department improve its proce ) along with 14 other findings, issued" and ."permits sold dures for documenting permit WHEN IN DOUBT, LOG IT OUT that Parking Services needed were not individually docu Parking Services released documents to the Future showing that they keep a detailed log. to improve its parking permit mented in the daily collection PLEASE SEE MANUAL ON AS Acom flake shaped like the state of Illinois will join Jack Ruby's hat and Marilyn Monroe's datebook in a traveling exhibit.An lntemettrivia site submitted a Music in the air winning bid of $1,350 for the flake, found 5,307 by two sisters and put up for auction. The owner collects Americana items to put in a planned traveling museum. students ELECTIONS GIVING 'DIRTY being · POLITICS' ANEW MEANING Survey measures students' opinions · KELSEY HINTON Contributing Writer A group of 5,307 UCF stu dents were recently selected to complete a survey that may help shape school policy. For Ed Warren, becoming mayor of the The National Survey ofStu Australian Outback town of Winton was dent Engagement (NSSE) is an the luck of the draw from a trash can. The annual reporting tooJ used by cattle fanning town chose its new mayor hundreds of colleges and uni late Wednesday by drawing a name · versities nationwide to assess from a trash can after local elections student satisfaction. ended in a draw. Warren said Thursday The participants' input is he was surprised by the unconventional used by faculty and staff to approach used to break the 423-vote tie. make improvements in policies PHOTOS BY ASHLEY KOEHLER / CENTRAL ~LORIDA FUTURE and procedure~ that involve During the rehearsal, both bands played some of Silver Trail Middle's music, and later, Silver Trail listened while UCF performed their concert for them as part of an outreach program. student learning, opportunities and overall success. AROUND CAMPUS,A2 Sent randomly to first-year and graduating students, the LATE KNIGHTS HITS THE survey is used to gauge the first STUDENT UNION -And the and final impressions of stu ) dents each spring. Once the TONIGHT AT 8 P.M. survey results are analyzed, The Office of Student Involvement will administrators use the findings be hosting the next installment of Late -bands to address areas of weakness, Knights tonight from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. with the goal of creating an in the Student Union. The theme of the optimal learning environment. event is Culture Shock and will feature 'We [NSSE administrators] a fashion show and much more. played pieces from Silver know what makes for an effec UCF band plays-with middle school Trail's collection, including tive college education," said KARI WILBERG come by for a campus tour and - "Coast Guards," "He's Go'ne NSSE Associate Director ftllian LOCAL & STATE, A2 Staff Writer to observe the wind ensem A way'' and.''Nathan Hale Tril Kinzie. "So we designed a sur ble," Garasi said. "I thought, ogy." . vey around what has shown to · COAST GUARD UNLOADS UCF band members Garasi and Rubio took foster student learning." {Wouldn't it be cgol if, since 3,200 POUNDS OF reach~ out to middle school they were here, to have them turns directing, with UCF and The survey consists of stude:dts weJri:esday after bring their instruments and do Silver Trail students playing about 100 questions that ask COCAINE AT PORT noon with a side-by-side a side-by-side rehearsal with together and separately. students about relationships The Coast Guard says it unloaded $100 rehearsal in the UCF them?"' Rubio said· that, when with faculty, study habits, million worth of cocaine at Port Rehea,rsal Hall Forty-four members of the directing the UCF band, he social habits, extracurricular Everglades after seizing 3,200 pounds The Silver Trail Middle Silver Trail Middle School "felt like a kid in a candy store." activities and cow;sework of the drug during a patrol of the School :Sand from Pembroke Band rehearsed with about 50 During the second half of The survey also asks stu western Caribbean. The Coast Guard Pines tol.rrS Florida for about members of the UCF wind rehearsal, UCF members dents to rate their school's con- says is spotted suspected drug three days each year, always ensemble band. Rubio said played music that will be in . tribution to the development smugglers in a speedboat March 18. visiting a different university. this was the first time the Sil their upcoming c~ncert on of personal ethics, spirituality When Silver nail band direc ver Trail Middle School band Sunday. and writing, speaking, critical tor Edgar Rubio contacted had ever rehearsed with a col Garasi encouraged the Sil thinking and problem-solving Michael Garasi, UCF's interim legiate band ver Trail students to play skills. band director, he asked for a along. ) NATION & WORLD, A4 For the first half of the Kinzie said the survey may short performance. be particularly useful at large rehearsal, band members from Adolfo Salgueiro (left), 12,ofSilverTrail and POLICE SEARCH FOR "He said they wanted to both Silver Trail and UCF PLEASE SEE GOAL ON A3 Nathan Giroux, 18, of UCF wait for the next song. SUSPECTS AFTER PLEASE SEE 774 ON A3 GUNFIRE ON INTERSTATE Gunfire struck several vehicles along an 11-mile stretch of Virginia's - Students dance tOward FCAT success · Interstate 64 early Thursday, injuring two people and forcing police to KIMMY BARKER For example, to review mul didn't use the mats. scores are revealed in late May. shut down a portion of the road for Contributing Writer tiplication, a student will jump "The repetitiveness helps Bias said she believes that nearly six hours. on the "2," then the "x" and the math concepts I teach be the third graders will have an Third graders at Bonneville then the "2" again, before more concrete to them and advantage on the math portion • Elementary ·school prepared . jumping to the answer. makes the concepts easier and of the FCAT, because they will INDEX TODAY'S for the Florida Comprehensive "Their grades are improv quicker to retrieve from their be able to recall their funda Assessment Test by jumping ing tremendously," said third memories," Johnson said. mentals mor~ quickly than Around Campus 2 WEATHER around and moving to the grade teacher Cindy Johnson. "They are even able to recall they would have been able to '• Weather · 2 groove on learning and fitness "The mats have brought a com concepts and patterns more before using the mats. • local & State 2 mats created by UCF professor pletely new dimension into my · quickly than the older kids who "Kids won't have to spend Nation & World 4 · Debby Mitchell. classroon1." don't use the mats." as much time thinking, 'OK, Sports 6 The Meaningful Movement In comparison, · students Johnson and Bonneville Ele what's three plus three? What's Variety 8 SUNNY Mats, which look like giant, col who reviewed their math skills mentary School Principal Kim three times seven?' It will Oassifieds 10 I COURTESY UCF NEWS AND INFORMATION orful calculators, are pulled out on the Meaningful Movement berly Bias said they hope the come more quickly to them," Third graders who use the Meaningful Sudoku 10 minutes before the end of Mats prior to taking their fun on the mats will reflect Bias said 11 I Movement Mats have scored 30 percent Crossword 11 84° 62° higher on math quizzes than those who each school day to help stu weekly math quizzes scored 30 how.