Central Florida Future, Vol. 41 No. 12, February 2, 2009
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University of Central Florida STARS Central Florida Future University Archives 2-2-2009 Central Florida Future, Vol. 41 No. 12, February 2, 2009 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. 41 No. 12, February 2, 2009" (2009). Central Florida Future. 2182. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture/2182 l } j I ~ I I • Pay to date Students vie for dates to raise money for charity -SEEA2 PREGNANCY THIS IS ONE Dean faces FORTHE BOOKS theft, fraud Awoman walked into the library Tuesday,said she had been riding a city bus and was in labor. She gave birth just inside the library charges entrance. Staffers and security guards helped until paramedics arrived Nayfeh released on bond and took the mothe_rand KARI WILBERG newbomgirl News Editor to Denver Health Associate Dean Jamal Nayfeh turned himself Medical in to authorities Wednesday after the UCF Center. Police Department issued a warrant for his arrest. Nayfeh was booked _ into the Orange County MAIL Corrections 1 Departments at HERE STHE 2:42p.m. According to the MAil, IT NEVER affidavit for arrest warrant, Nayfeh was charged with · FAILS grand theft, false or Neither snow nor lj)in nor... buming misleading state Jamal Nayfeh turned himself in to mail truck? Apostal worker rescued ments or support the mail after his delivery truck police Wednesday. Nayfeh allegedly ing documents, and spent more than $40,000 on a UCF caught in eastern Pennsylvania. fire fraudulent use of aedit card in December 2008. Investigators say the electrical fire credit cards. apparently started in1he dashboard Formoreonthe while the truck was making The warrant stated that Nayfeh Dean's case go to: deliveries.He got all the mail out mwww.UCFNews .com before the truck was engulfed. used his UCF 'credit card and charged $40,242 worth of home-theater equipment. Allen Moore, spokesman for the Orange County Corrections Department, said Nayfeh arrived at the jail with his bond already satisfied. Nayfeh was released at 4:29 p.m. the same lf • day after docum~ntation was cleared by a court clerk. UCF became aware of the charges after an Breaking employee of Nayfeh's noticed several inappro \}" m priate charges from Request Communications, news on a home theater installation company, the war- your cell rant stated . ii> Get UCF news sent to your cell Nayfeh provided officials with an invoice phone. Just text the keyword Plus: UCFNEWS to 44636. · Plug into The Machine Eagles soar PLEASE SEE NAYFEH ON AS <J • AROUND CAMPUS, A2 ReadourQ&A oncemore1n PROFESSOR TO with Pink Floyd Orlando ,. tribute band, The Bargaining DISCUSS U.S. POLICY Machine, and how After"The Long Run"these WITH IRAN ON FEB. 2 they"Wish You classic rock stars still have Were Here:' Professor Amir Ahmadi will be fans flying to the Amway meeting leaves addressing the Lou Frey Institute Arena Saturday night ~· Gathering . He will be discussing President Barack Obama's policy on .. Monday at 1 p.m.'in the Key West UFF unsettled Rooms 218AB. Kaylea Nicholson and KIMMY BARKER Richie Johnson sign the Contributing Writer graffiti wall at Best \f • LOCAL & STATE, A2 Buddies annual fundraising event, The Despite UCF's steady increase of student JUSTICES APPROVE Taste of Friendship. The bodies and class sizes, the university is cutting event also featured back on hiring additional instructors, and cur ' ., TWO AMENDMENTS food vendors, music rent faculty have gone more than a year with FOR 2010 BALLOT and raffles. out pay raises. The Florida Supreme Court says REEMA DESAI/ At this week's CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE collective bar 11'> two proposals designed to pre- ''The administration vent political favoritism in redis- gaining meeting, has entered into a tricting"t:an go on the 2010 ballot the UCF Board of if sponsors collect enough sig- Trustees and the pattern of unlawful ,.- natures. United Faculty of Florida were activity, providing unable to come to discretionary agreement con increases without NATION & WORLD,A4 cerning employ ee and faculty bargaining a contract PEANUT PLANT salaries for the permitting them." .. PROBLEM FORCES 2007-2010 UCF collective bar - JIM GILKESON NEW RECALL gaining contract. CHIEF NEGOTIATOR OF UCF-UFF The list of recalled peanut products Buddies help disabled students Due to the • linked to a national salmonella state of the econ- outbreak just keeps growing. JEN GLANTZ Formorephotos bers as well as raising aware omy, recent state university budget cuts play a Already more than 400 kinds of Staff Writer of the event: ness of the Best Buddies pro role in the BOT's hesitancy to offer periodical G www.UCFNews.com cakes, cookies and other goods gram to the students ofUCE pay raises. Since July 2007, UCF has lost ...... Best friends, Amy Homnick The event showcased dif have been pulled off the shelves . Best Buddies month of Janu almost $40 million in state support, according and Melissa Telsey; ar~ devot ferent types of food vendors to UCF News and Information. ed and committed to their Best ary, the UCF Chapter put on its from around the local commu second-annual Taste of The BOT and UFF have been attempting to Buddies. nity, including Jeremiah's, settle on the 2007-2010 Collective Bargaining ·- INDEX TODAY'S ''The smallest things make Friendship event Thursday in Hummus House, TooJays, and agreement since November 2006. As of Fall Around WEATHER the Pegasus Ballroom. • 2 my buddy happy;" Telsey, a Sweet. 2008, UFF represents about 1,400 faculty Campus 2 freshman at UCF majoring in "Everything we raise at this 'We came out today to sup event will go toward putting members on campus, according to the Collec Weather 2 Criminal Justice, said port Best Buddies, a cause we tive Bargaining at UCF's Web site. • Local & State 4 Telsey and Homnick are on events throughout the year think is great,'' Eva Seta. a Jere and allow us to participate in In November 2008, Provost and Executive Nation & World 4 two of 230 Best Buddies club miah's employee, said 'We are Vice President Terry Hickey stated at a BOT Sports 7 members at UCE activities like Relay for Life giving out free gelati. and it is SHOWERS and Knight-thou," Hillary meeting that the university's budget deficit Variety 9 Best Buddies is a non-prof so nice to see how sweet all the continues to grow. The state-mandated budg it organization dedicated to Tropp, a junior elementary Oassified~ 11 56° 37° students and the members are. et has been cut by 4 percent, or $10.8 million. Sudoku 11 enhancing the lives of people education major, said It makes us feel good to be HIGH LOW The event was geared Crossword 11 with intellectual disabilities. In order to honor the· national toward recruiting new mem- PLEASE SEE TASTE ON A6 PLEASE SEE BUDGET ON A6 'it' .- Al www.CentralFloridaFuture.com January 30, 2009 • ~ 3Clotiba ,=utu~ AROUND CAMPUS TCH MADE AT AN <!euttaf News and notices for the UCF community 3=foriba Professor to discuss U.S. Policy Professor Amir Ahma di ·will be addressing the Lou Frey Institute Gather !Juture ing . He will be discussing The Student Newspaper at UCF since 1968 President Barack Obama's policy for US-Iran rela January 30, 2009 tions. Vol 41, Issue 11 • 12 Pages The event will take The Centro/ Florida Future is ttie independent, student place on Monday from 1 to Students offered up to raise money for Knight-Thon wrttten newspaper at the UnivefSlty of Central Florida, Opinions In the Future are those of the individual 3 p.m. at the Key West Ball columnist and not necessartly those of the editorial staff room inside the Student JESSICA CROY or the University administration. All content Is property of the Centro/ Florida Future and may not be rej)finted in Union. Contributing Writer part or In whole without permission from the publisher. Volunteer for painting homes If you want to help Keal Blache stood on a paint the exterior of small stage in the packed Tailgaters restaurant while Editor-in-Chief homes for senior citizens Natalie Morera x213 meet in front of the Stu the auctioneer tried to coax dollars from the crowd. The CFF.editor@gmailcom dent Union no later than 9 News Editors a.m. on Saturday. bidding on a date with Blache to TooJay's Deli and a movie Amanda Welch and The project will be KariWilberg x213 assisting the Home had stalled at $40. Then Blache took off his News.CFF@gmailcom Improvement Department Online News Editor ofthe Seniors First Organi shirt. He tossed it into the crowd, and the tall president Jeffrey Riley x213 zation. Online.CFF@gmailcom For more information of the Sigma Pi fraternity, contact Lauren Trotter at now down to a gray tank top, Opinions Editors 407-823-6471 or vucf_eld grinned and flexed a bicep. Sebastian Church and [email protected]:edu. Less than a minute later, JeffWeiner x213 Blache hopped off the stage Opinions.CFF@gmailcom Catholic Mass this Sunday with a date and $100 for the Sports Editor Join a Catholic Mass on Children's Miracle Network. Padrick Brewerx215 Sunday at 6 p.m. in the Stu Knight-Thon held its Sports.CFF@gmailcom dent Union in room 316.