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• • cen Flori Future • Vol. 27 •No. 56 Serving the University of Central Florida since 1968 April 13, 1995 UCF student dies in shootout and · high-speed chase through Orlando D Police say the ing together information, but said When the speeding vehicles the incident may be drug-related. reached Semoran 'Boulevard and chase may have Crawford, Chapman's pas- ·Curry Ford Road, an Orlando po- been drug-related senger, is at Orlando Regional lice officer noticed them, heard Medical Center and is listed in I 0 shots and pursued the vehicles. • but have not stable condition. They reached the East-West pressed charges. Sgt. Mike Holloway of the Expressway, and Chapman was Orlando Police Department said shot in the head and killed in- by BOB VOGEL it was highly probable the two stantly, sending the white pickup News editor groups of men knew each other swerving off the road. before the chase began, around 2 When Orlando Police caught A l 00 mph car chase and a.m. up with the chase, they spotted shootout early Tuesday morning As the cars traveled west in Crawford, who was ble.e.dingand wav- left one UCF student dead and excess of I 00 mph, an Orange ing for assistance. three injured-one in critical con- County Sheriffs Deputy spotted Both Chapman and Crawford dition. them, thinking they might be just were shot five times. William "Brad" Chapman, drag racing. The two men in the other ve- an 18-year-old business pending Butwhenthedeputyheardsev- hide, a bullet-ridden~ van, were not major at UCF, died after he and era! gunshots, he realized two cars found until 9 a.m. Tuesday at the his friend, Eric Crawford of were involved in something more. Sands Motel on South Orange Blos- Naples, participated in a high- The deputy pursued the cars som Trail, where they went to seek the speed car chase and gun battle that but soon lost them. help of a friend who was staying there. photo/SOLARES started on East Colonial near Dean Holloway said that, some- Chad Walls, 27, of Orlando, is listed in Gotta find a class .•• Road and ended up on Semoran where along the way, the cars made stable condition, and Gary Benson is Boulevard near the East-West their way to Lake Underhill Drive in serious condition. Monica Minchala (left), a psychology major, and Paulette Expressway. and drove west to Semoran Bou- Police have not announced yet Lamey, a computer science major, register for classes. Orlando police are still piec- levard, where they turned north. what charges will be filed. UCFPD recovers a record $365K of booty Students say instructor D A UCF student is theft and burglary-first and third make a phone call to Ohio in which he degree felonies. He was a lab assistant offered to sell the caller stolen equip- charged with the in the Center for Research and Educa ment from CREOL. · evaluations mean little theft of laser tion in electro.Optics and Lasers. ·Mingo said the man was.mak D But department entries on the first page, which ask equipment. From Oct. 23 to April 3, some ing money from the thefts by fencing, students to rate a professor and the one stole laser and electronic equip equipment to other states, especially heads say they course, are entered into a computer by KATIE; JONES ment totaling $365,000 from the Ohio. He explained the man was role impact course which generates three averages. One Managing editor CREOL building in Research Park. . playing by becoming involved wi'th number represents the average of a Police suspected the same person for people who were large dealers in re content in a big way. class, the other offers an average of A ma5ter key, an eye for ex pen all of the thefts. search equipment. all the classes in a department, and • sive equipment and connections with After five pieces of equipment . "He was playing with people by OMAR DAJANI the third gives a college-wide aver high rollers in the north proved to be were stolen from April I to April 3, who' were high rollers- major play Staff writer age. the road to jail for a UCF undergradu police carefully watched the.suspect ers," said Mingo. As for the written comments, ate physics student. in hopes of catching him in the act. Mingo, and Ron Rake, a Apart from final exams, a many department chairs say they are The UCF Police Department They did. CREOL representative, traveled to ritual UCF students perform at the the best way students can have an arrested Stanley F. Turecki ID, 19, on Det. Randy Mingo said Turecki end of every semester is complet~ impact on course content and the April 3, and charged him with grand was arrested after police saw a man see CREOL, page 7 ing written evaluations of their way it is presented. classes and professors. "The first thing I do is look at UCF faculty from a broad the written comments," said Dr. Terry range of departments urge students J. Frederick, professor and chair of to be thorough and constructive be the computer science department. cause the evaluations are the best ''If, for example, a fair number of feedback a college can get from the students in a given course constan ti y student body as a whole. bring up the fact that they don 't think Each college sets guidelines the textbook is very good, that text on how eva1uations are tabulated book is examined and reviewed by a and analyzed and what percentage committee," he added. of them are looked at. The mini Dr. Robert L. Bledsoe, pro mum is one class per professor per fessor and chair of the political sci • semester. ence department, said evaluations In the College of Arts and are like exams that teachers take and Sciences requires half of the evalu give to the students. Students make ations be reviewed, whereas the comments on the "exams" and evalu College of Business Administra ate the instructor's performance on tion requires all of them to be exam the course. Bledsoe also noted the ined. imp0rtanceof the written comments, t ~1 I ___ .J ,/-_ _ __ J photo/SOLARES The process of assessing the ' ~ 01U3-' WFUI Uf!O-' WFta 01U3 saying, "faculty pay a lot of attention two-page student evaluations be Cynthia Bachmann, a junior,takes in a little cable TV as she exercises in the new gins at a computer termi_nal. The Student Center fitness room. see EVALUATIONS, page 7
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• • April 13, 1995 • The Central Florida Future • 3 Mamren discussed today. • McCormick These are our bodies; advoca t es we must learn how to protect them," birth control • McCormick said at a Arrests am. March 24. education at recent seminar. UCF During the • Erin L. Casey, 18, was • Mercedez A. Forney, seminar, she will be • arrested and charged with 19, reported that someone en Birth con- accompanied by a medical underage possession of alcohol, tered her locked car and stole trol was never men professional who will provide 12:54 a.m. March 26 on Greek two custom seat covers, between tioned on The Brady an overview of all currently • Court. 8 p.m. April 3 and 2 p.m. April4, in available birth control meth a lot near the Student Center. The ods. •Christopher T. Annstrong, 24, items were valued at$180. For more information, • was arrested and charged with driving drunk call (407) 823-5456 and leaving the scene of an accident,.12:()1) a.m. •Christopher B. Jessen, 19, reported that March 26 on Centaurus and Alafaya Trail. someone entered his car parked in a dirt parking UCF Symphony Orchestra to • lot and stole a portable compact disc player play-at Reflecting Pond Bomb Threats valued at$150, between 10:45 p.m. April 2 and 2: 15 p.m. April 3. The UCF Symphony Orchestra wil1 • •AfemalecalledaworkerintheBusiness . · feature "Symphony Under the Stars," at 8 Administration building and said, ''There's a Criminal mischief The program was created in 1993 in p.m. on Thursday at the Reflecting Pond. bomb in your building," 5:52 p.m, March 21. response to a need uncovered in a national The concert will feature composers such .. After evacuating and searching the building, • AliciaZampino, 19, rePorted that some survey involving more than 4,000 women 18 as Mozart, Verdi, Respighi, Steve Goldman police discovered that it was a false alarm. one scratched a driver's side door of _her car to 50, who were questioned about their. con and George Cohen. -· parked in a lot near Lake Claire Apartments, traceptive knowledge, usage and s~tisfaction. The event will be directed by John Theft/burglary between j:30 a.m. and 2:45 p.m. March 31. The survey found that more than 90 percent of Whitney. women believe there is a need for more con • Leslie Bentancourt, 19, reported that traceptive education. •Someone stole six boxes ofgreen tile and Broadway comes to UCF ... someone scraped paint of doors on both sides of McConnick said: "New methods of epoxy glue out of the back of a truck parked on her car parked in a lot near Polk Hall, between 2 contraception h~ve been introduced in recent again • a loadingdockof theCREOLbuilding, between andJ:45p.m. March21. year~. As a woman and a mother, I feel it ism y 2:30 and 3 p.m. March 24. The items were responsibility to help increase awareness about The Pulitzer Prize-winning play, The valued at$1,490. • • Someone wrote an obscene statement today's birth control options_to help prevent _ KentuckJ Cycle ll, will open at 8 p.m. on and drew a penis and a vagina on a second floor unplanned pregnancies." Thursday at the Performing Arts Center. •Louise V. N._uckolls reported that some wall of Polk Hall, between 2 and 3:2~ p.m. '"If we can prevent just some of those Shows will run Thursday through Sun one stole $40 out of a purse in a.desk in an office March30. · unplanned pregnancies, I believe the 'Birth day for the next two weekends, with a special in the Humanities and Fine Arts Building, be • Control Matters' program will be a success," matinee at 2 p.m. Sunday" tween 7:20 and 7:30 a.m; March 22. ~ Someone wrote graffiti, suggesting ac she added. Written by Robert Schenkkan, the play tivity from the Crips gang, on a wall in the men's At the·seminar, McCormick, will stress is an epic drama examining the myths of Car theft/burglary bathroom on the second floor of the Library, the importance ofeducation and communica American history. ·between 12:45 p.m. March 20 and 7 a.m. March tion. "On The Brady Bunch we lived in a Tickets for the Thursday and Sunday . • Matthew Niemeyer, 19, reported that 21. seemingly perfect world, . but we all know shows are $7, $3.50 for students. Tickets for someone stole alicense plate off a car parked in • that'~ n·ot reality. Sex,. P!egnancy, se~ually the Friday. and Saturday shows are $8, $4 for a lot near the Student Center or Collegiate Vil transmitted disea5es arid contraceptives were students. There will be a free showing for lage Inn, between 6 p.m. March 23 and 11 :30 -compiled by Katie Jones, managing editor considered taboo topics then, but need to be · students only at 8 p.m. on Thursday, April 19. •
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Call Bob, 823-8054or 384-8069. • April 13, 1995 •The Central Florida Future• 5 Shannon Faulkner speaks out at University of South Carolina· . College~ Service mockeryof theall-malemilitaryschool Faulkner applied to The Citadel af tradition. 'There arequitea few people ter deleting all references to her COLUMBIA,S.C.-.Shannon whosaylamdestroyingTheCitadel," gender on her transcripts. She was Faulkner, who is seeking to be the first Faulkner said. "I am not. I am making accepted into the school, then re female cadet at the all-male Citadel, it better." jected after Citadel officials learned , has hit the banquet circuit, hoping to The 20-year-old student told her transcripts had been altered. She raise money from speaking engage the crowd of more than 250 that she filed a lawsuit seeking admission to Deficits in education hinder ments to fund her education and pay enrolled at The Citadel because of its the school in February 1993 and , her legal bills. military setting, its prestige and repu now is enroiled as a student, not as America's ability to compete Faulkner, who attends The Cita tation, itseducationdepartmentand its a cadet. del as a day student, is suing the state alumni network. While the case is still tied up , Reuters tality and low birth-weight ba funded military college in an attempt Audience outbursts occur at in court, Faulkner acknowledged bies. to become the first female cadet in the most of her speaking engagements, that her time is running out. Stu WASHING TON - Disturb - U.S. child poverty is three institution's 152-year history. In usually resulting in a quick debate dents must be admitted into the ing trends in child care, education times· higher than in other indus March, Faulkner spoke before audi between Faulkner and her detrac Corps of Cadets program by their and on-the-job training are under trialized countries, with 14.6 mil- ences across the Southeast in honor of tors. At one point during the USC junior year, which Faulkner begins mining U.S. competitiveness over , lion children, or21.9 percent, liv Women's History Month. speech, Faulkner was interrupted in August. seas, while threatening the long ing in poverty in 1992. By con At a speech at the University of by protesters who carried a "Save "I'll be a cadet this fall," term standard of living at home, a trast, Germany's child poverty rate South Carolina, Faulkner addressed the Males" banner. Faulkner said. "The law is on my report released Wednesday found. is 3 percent and Britain's is 7 those critics who say she is making a While a senior in high school, side." A coalition of business, percent. union and higher education ex -U.S. high school students ecutives concluded that the United rank last in science and math, and #1Rated ~ GO TO OFHCER States must do more to cultivate the trend continues through col a'\! TRAINING its human resources, after com lege, with only 15.3 percent of all The Colfr:~e Connection SCHOOL. paring America's performance U.S. undergraduate degrees in "It's for you!,; .. ut your with other industrialized countries science and engineering, com . Date.Net c~llege in areas ranging from infant mor pared to over 20 percent in most • degree to work in the Air tality to investment in higher edu European nations. - ~? ( b y area ~ooe 1 Force Officer Training School. Then, after graduating from cation. -The cost of a college de . L1 sren•,'..,ns ;, e r · :· · Rec ora vo ur o ,:1n Officer Training School, become a The ~roup began its six gree rose 32 percent at public uni l.lessoge commissioned Air Force officer month study after its 1994 Com- versities and 55 percent at private 900•656-1i77 with great starting pay, complete . petitiveness Index found the state schools since the 1980s. / S2 .-l9 min medical and dental care, 30 days of education was the main ob But the news was not all of vacation with pay per year and . stacle preventing U.S. firms from _bad. The study also found that: Live Chats management opportunitie$. Learn becoming more competitive. - The U.S. high school if you qualify for higher education 11 1 Its conclusions were sobering: dropout rate is continuing to de l on l 1 in the Air Force. Call -U.S. teen pregnancy rates cline from peak rates of 14.6 per 900. 2 55- 1 1 33 have risen steadily since the mid- cent in 1972. 3.95 min AIR FORCE OPPORTUNITIES 1980s, with two-thirds of all teen - U.S. high school students TOLL FREE Mus1 oe 18+ \914; 478-0017. age mothers unmarried. are stronger in reading than stu 1-800-423-USAF -25 percent of U.S. house dents in most other large coun holds with children are headed by tries. single parents, more than any other -The U.S. still has a higher industrialized country . percentage of high school and uni • - The United States ranks at versity graduates than other coun the bottom of the industrialized tries in the so-called Group of world in many critical infant health Seven leading industrialized na- indicators, including infant mor- tions. Judge throws out Malcolm X's daughter's confession Reuters Fitzpatrick, who has known Shabazz since high school, is in ST. PAUL, Minn. -Ajudge the government witness protec has ruled that prosecutors may not tion program. Lawyers for use a confession taken from Shabazz have depicted him as a Malcolm X's daughter but refused drug-using opportunist who lured to dismiss charges that she tried to and entrapped her. hire an assassin to kill Nation of Tuesday's ruling was only a Islam leader Louis Farrakhan. partial victory for Shabazz's law The ruling by U.S. Magis yers who had wanted the magis trate Franklin Noel Tuesday clears trate to throw out the indictment. the way for the government to put But by ruling the confession Qubilah Shabazzon trial early next inadmissable; Noel may have Symphony 'Under tlie Stars month. Noel ruled that tapes made made the prosecution's task by a government informant she harder. a11egedly tried to hire to kill her Fitzpatrick, also 34, is be father's rival may be used by the lieved to have taped more than 40 government in its case. conversations with Shabazz, sec But he said a confession the ond eldest daughter of the fire FBI extracted from her, in which brand black activist. As a toddler she allegedly admitted the scheme, she was present in the Harlem ...... may not be used in court because of ballroom when her father was ~ the way in which it was obtained. gunned down. ------Shabazz, 34, was charged Defense lawyers had argued in a federal indictment handed up that Shabazz was guilty of noth April 13 •.8:00pm ·Reflecting Pond· _Free Jan. 12 with trying to hire Michael ing more than "thought crime." Fitzpatrick, the informant, to kill The indictment charges she Farrakhan. paid a small amount of money to The Muslim leader has been Fitzpatrick to go to Chicago and blamed by Shabazz's family for kill Farrakhan at his headquarters Malcolm's assassination 30 years mosque. Fitzpatrick did not make ago. He has repeatedly denied any the trip and no attempt was ever CAB:::: role in the assassination. made on Farrakhan's life. Provided for by Acrivitic:s & Scrvic:: Fc=s as alloC:J.tcd CAMPUS AcTlVITIES BOARD by Srud:::lt Govcmnx::nt Association News writers wanted. Call and leave a message for Ryan or Bob at 823-8054. ~<..------ $2500 April 13, 1995 •The Central Florida Future• 7 Modani urges students not to race through evaluations :m.IA1l=P IJDPJR EVALUATIONS, from page 1 Despite his views, Murray said he fille.cl out the evaluations thoroughly ~JIJlll!I to them." and felt most students did the same. But a dozen students inter "I think they do read them," viewe.cl at random in front of the UCF said Melissa Hovey, a 24-year-old library Tuesday cast doubt on the im liberal arts major. "I also think stu END OF THE SEMESTER SPECIAL pact the evaluations actually have. dents sometimes give a professor hig~ Most students felt evaluations marks, not necessarily because he's a were done to give the appearance good teacher, but maybe because he's • Overhead Transparencies that their comments were impor diplomatic or gets along [well] with tant, and all had no idea how the the students." evaluations were factored into the Dr. Naval Modani, associate academic process. professor offinance and faculty senate 50¢.~1 - Michael Murray, a 26-year chair, recommended students "take old finance major, said, "From talk time and write comments, think and ing to other students, I don't believe then fill it out, notjusttogetitoverwith • Clear Or Vinyl Cover Spiral Binding much value is put in them because so they can leave early." certain teachers that students aren't Until students get to see the satisfied with are still here." He results of their input in the evaluations, · 12.so.l.I added, "A lot of times we feel like many have expressed that the whole our comments are falling on deaf process of assessing and reviewing ears, and I believe a majority of professors and courses will remain an students feel that way." ambiguous exercise. • Cardstock Cover Spiral Binding CREOL says it will install cameras CREOL, from page 1 · 11.so// · he did not have a criminal record. He will probably also be expelled from Ohio to retrieve $3~0,000 in stolen UCF, Mingo said. equipment. They worked with Ohio Turecki signed a confession e T.G.I.F. FRIDAY-SELF SERVE COPIES 3¢/11111O~tf police to serve a search warrant and stating he stole the equipment from recover the goods. State and federal CREOL, saying he said he did it for authorities in Florida and Ohio are financial reasons. LAMINATIONS-LEITER SIZE still conducting an investigation. "[The arrest] could not have • t1.2s/I Det. Jay Padgett also retrieved been possible without the assistance Co.il definitely the largest case of recov- r-.-- erect property at UCF." 1-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-•m••••••••••••--••llll••••••••••••••••••••.. Mingo explained that the man stole the equipment by opening of fices with a stolen master key and wearing gloves to cover his finger- prints. CREOL director Dr. M.J. Soileau said security measures ·at ·cREOL helped the police catch the thief. He said a key identifica • tion system, which displays the names of people entering the build ing after hours, helped in the man's arrest. Although Soileau said there were no problems with the building's security, CREOL representatives are going to install a television monitor ing system above the elevators as an • extra precaution. Soileau explained thatCREOL workers are very upset that one oftheir co-workers was charged with stealing • over a third of a million dol1ars in research equipment. "Somehow or another [the sus Euentuanu. pect] finagled a key," Soileau said. "We will try to make sure that cjoesn 't happen again." He explained that CREOL has been located in Research Park for seven years without any major thefts or security violations. He said there Introducing the "Road Trip" student discount. are about 160 people employed in the Going home this -summer? Make a few detours along the way with the "Road Trip" student building with a 30 percent turnover discount. If you're headed to any of our 15 major destinations in the northeast and rate every year. Soileau said that students' re midwest, we'll rent you and-your friends a mid-sized car from Avis with unlimited search was not heavily disrupted by mileage for just $15 a day. Take it anywhere for 3 to 10 days. Then, once you get the thefts because most of the equip home, drop it off at the Avis near you. We'll even help • ment was stolen and recovere.cl within you find the lowest airfare for your trip back. So call ,-o ~ \,\DAYs a week by police. 0 Preferred Holidays today. And tell Mom and Dad not to wait up. ~~" G~ He also credits the UCF Police <-ER~v Department with the quick recovery of the stolen goods and said their 1·800·535·1177 professionalism was the key to solv Suhjen to arnilc1hilit.''. c/11111g£' 11 ·i1/ro111 notice and cw1n•llarim1 1w1wl1ies. Ta.re.L uirport .rnrcha1;i:t •.1 a11d oplirnwl i1em., (111clr m car renllll LDll: ing the crimes. i1ddi1io11al drirer/t'<' 1111,/ re.Ji1eli11gJ are extra. D1frer.1· 111ufer 15 n 'tirs o(llge £111' rn/Jjeu to u11 mfdirio11l/f /t'l' /im11 ;\1 is. Before Turecki was arrested, ~Th-eC_ffi_~-H-~&_F_~-e~~~O~Ri~io~ April 13, 1995 Ifs not as bad as it ------liiiii------· seems during finals Days and hours tick by as the spring semester finally draws to a close. Days and nights just seem to blend together in a haze of algorithms and historical dates. Our tiny skulls swell almost to bursting as we try in vain to cram into our heads in a few weeks the information that our professors have been trying to tel1 us for the past 10 weeks. Or maybe it's your roommate who's graduating at the end of the year, and is trying to see exactly how much Black Sabbath you can tolerate before you throw yourself out the second-story window of Polk Hall. Fear not, true believer! There is a way to get out of this cycle! Don't let your dormmate get the satisfaction of a 4.0 GP A for the semester for watching you stick your finger into the light socket while balancing on the toilet and one foot in the bowl. Don't let these next three weeks turn into a haze·of fast food and sleepless nights trying to convince yourself that somehow Andy Griffith can show you how to derive that equation you've been staring at for the past four hours. Just keep reminding yourself that you're actually paying for all this grief, in the vain hope that should you . ever graduate that you won't have to spend the rest of your life stocking shelves or asking people if they want fries with that. To keep yourself from going over the edge and giving our news editor something to write on next week, here are a few good tips to keep what's left of your sanity during finals. 1) Sleep. No matter what you might think, your Just how much weight can a Packwood lift? brain cannot function without a certain amount of rest. Even if it's only a few hours a night, that time will go to Our topic today is: "The Mexican Peso Crisis-An. Omi good use relieving stress and transferring some of that nous Harbinger of Global Monetary Instability, or What?" Dave Barry information into long-term memory. In evaluating the implications of any significant currency 2) Eat real food. The human body cannot survive on fluctuation, it is essential to consider fully the numerous TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES grease and caffeine. Eat some fruit and vegetables, or at ramifications· of the incipient transmogrification and conse the very least, take some vitamins. The more nutrients quent decollateralization that ,inevitability ensue insofar as you can actually get into you, the more awake you will such phenomena impact upon the question of whether any I am making tasteful word substitutions) goes on to state: , feel and the more stress will be relieved. newspaper editor is still reading this column. "Chan-Tze-tan, 49, attached a total of l S9kg ofweights to 3) Remember school is not your life. Your paying I sincerely doubt it. Modem editors spend the bulk of their several red ropes which he tied tightly around his Packwood for these classes and this stress. If you get a "B" on your days attendfog mandatory workshops on how to halt the and Newts. He then lifted the metal discs 12 centimeters off the final, your head is not going to explode. Your friends decline in newspaper readership; this leaves them with very floor and held on for I 0 seconds before letting go." are not going to abandon you. Your parents will not little time to read what they put in the actual newspaper. So I The article states that the audience, a dozen men, "ap write you out of their will. Somewhere around here began this column with a disguise· layer of dense prose, plauded after a long silence." we're actually supposed to be having fun and enjoying assuming that editors would get just far enough to write a And well they should applaud. Do you have any ~Jea how all this. standard unintelligible Tonto-style headline·like "Big Peso much weight 159 kilograms is? Neither do I. There's no real You will probably spend the rest of your life worry Ramifications Seen" and slap the whole package in the paper way to tell without multiplying. But it's definitely a Jot of ing about things a bit more important than what your without ever discovering the real topic, which is how much weight, and we know this feat was not a hoax, because the c final grade was in English Literature I. Trust me on this weight a guy in Hong Kong can lift and what body part he lifts article states that "a television personality, Anthony Tang, one. it with. inspected Chan's underwear to make sure there was no wiring Chad Brunner I'm hiding this topic because I've learned, over the years, around his body." Opinion editor that some newspapers tend to censor this colun:n when it deals At last: A practical use for television personalities. with sensitive is The article sues. To cite one In evaluating the implications of any significant states that Chan of the many ex currency fluctuation, it is essential to consider fully the credits his ability ( Central Florida Future amples, back in .to the "break (c) 1995 The Central Florida Future, Inc. 1990,lwroteacol numerous ramifications of the incipient through insights" Offices: 12243 Universi Blvd. Orlando, FL 32817 umn about politics, transmogrification and consequent decollateralization he had into Newsroom: (407) 823-8192; FAX 823-9495 and the Portland, that inevitability ensue insofar as such phenomena Daoist philoso Editor in Chief Dave Bauer Ore., Oregonian phy. He claimed Managing Editor Katie Jones cut out a crucial ·impact upon the question whether any newspaper that he had 25 Sports Editor Jason Swancey section in which I editor is still reading ._this column. disciples, "and News Editors Ryan Anderson, Bob Vogel explained how most of them Entertainment Editor Sean Perry snails have sex. Thus, because of one newspaper's could lift up to 13kg with their private parts." There is no Opinion Editor Chad Brunner squeamishness, Oregon's voters were deprived of informa mention of a workout video. Aristotle and Socrates droned on Photo Editor Armando Solares tion that would have helped them make informed decisions, endlessly about the meaning of life and other useless topics. Copy Editor Richard Agster which probably explains why Oregon is the only state in Whereas with your Daoism, you apparently can develop this Production Manager Russ Welch history ever to have elected Bob Packwood. useful -skill that has countless practical applications. For Staff Writers: Omar Dajani, Dan Griffin, Derek Which brings us to this guy in Hong Kong, whom I found example, you could use it to ward off armed street criminals: Krause, Jim Martin, Michael White out about thanks to alert reader Jeffrey I:Iantover, who sent me FIRST STREET CRIMINAL: Hand over your money! an article written by Alex Lo for the Feb. 8, 1995, issue of a DAOISTPHILOSOPHER:Ohyeah?(Hedropshispants.) Business Office: (407) 823-8054; FAX 823-9495 Hong Kong newspaper, The Eastern Express. The article SECOND STREET CRIMINAL: What the heck is Business Manager Steve Norri concerns an amazing physical feat that this guy performed, he ... Wow! Advertising Manager Jaso·n Mede using an explicit part of his anatomy that, in the interest of FIRST STREET CRIMINAL: He's lifting a manhole Advertising Production Pete Matchet decency, I will refer to by a randomly selected aliases instead cover without using his hands! Distribution Manager Don Bate of its real name. Here's the first sentence of The Eastern TELEVISION PERSONALITY: And there's no wiring Adminstrative Asst. Ulla Pearso Express article, with just that one word changed: in his underwear! Advertising Sales Shane Clem "A Daoist philosopher and martial art expert who has (The criminals flee.) spent a lifetime mastering the art of lifting weights with his Also I believe that top Daoist philosophers would be in real Opinions expressed in The Central Florida Future are those of the newspaper or it packwood showed his prowess yesterday by lifting 159 kilo demand a.S paid . entertainers for weddings, bar mitzvahs, individual columnists and not necessarily those of the University administration or Boar of Regents. Letters to the Editor must be typed with a maximum of 300 words and includ grams of metal discs in one burst of masculine strength." White House dinners, etc. Thus we see thatDaoism, practiced the author's signature, major. and phone number. Letters are subject to editing o Above the article is a large and-if you are male-very wisely, could provide a vital economic counterweight to the grammar and for space and become the property of the newspaper, subject to thei publication. The Central Florida Future is a free, non-profit newspaper published twice scary photograph showing this guy squatting over a massive ramifications of this darned Mexican peso crisis. weekly during the academic year and weekly during the summer. The Central Florid Future, Inc., is a 501 c (3) Florida not·for·profit corporation and is not officially associat pile of weights; in the background is an onlooker who is Although if you think I'm going to practice it, you're with the University of Central Florida. Single copies for students and faculty are free clearly thinking the Chinese word "Ouch." The story (again, Newts. additional co ies ma be urchased at the Future office for $.15 each. April 13, 1995 •The Central Florida Future• 9 Bumper stickers, burning flags and the non-attiludes of the masses It has been proven by countless studies that we are There's some symbolic speech for you. I think it's lousy citizens. Voter turnout is at an all-time low, apathy prettyobviouswhatthemessagewas-moreobviousthan at an all-time high, and most of us can only name enough burning a flag. After al1, someone turning on the news and presidents to use the fingers of one hand. seeing a flag burning has to rely upon the reporter to But we aJJ know that the First Amendment guarantees explain the hows and whys. But just a shot of these posters, us the freedom of speech. I'm not sure we deserve it, but stained, hanging on the men's room wall, that just says it there it is. We're so ignorant as a nation, sociologists have for. Otherwise, they wouldn't choose that as a vehicle for all, doesn't it? . even coined a new phrase to describe our political views- protest, now, would they? But they want a legal remedy. The powers that be are non-attitudes. Although we don't know what most of the I have a deep and abiding respect for the flag. To me, trying to say that urination can' t be symbolic speech. issues are, we feel compelled to have an opinion. So, when it represents all things that we hope our country to be-not Haven't you folks got anything better to do? No rapes to asked, we will offer one, even if we don't know what the necessarily what it is, but what it should be. I'd have to be prosecute? No junkies to get off the streets? No crime to hell we are talking about. · pretty upset about something before I'd burn a flag. Had I fight whatsoever, I guess, so you have to take up the cause A periodic surge of opinion circulates concerning flag been of age during the Vietnam war, I probably would have of pissed-on politictians. burning. For some reason, this symbolic speech is always burned a flag then. The symbolized speech says, "I'd rather What we do in the restrooms, including discussing charged with a great deal of genuine passion. For those of burn the flag than see it stand for this." local politics among co-workers, is a private matter. Most you whoaren'tuponyourrecenthistory,flagburningwas For anyone passionate enough to burn a flag, more of us have a different outlet for our symboli_c speech, the really "in thing" during the Vietnam war protests. And power to them. I think those people who find it so repug- howev_er. A more public. outlet: Bumper stickers. They're in recent times, this action has brought attempts to make it nant should stop long enough to listen to the point, rather a lot of fun. You can tell a lot about a person by their illegal to burn an American flag. than assuming the person has no respect for the flag. bumper stickers. You can tell if th_ey're a leader or fol- Ed Ty II, a talk show host on 104.l FM, recently These same people who rant about no respect for the lower. Stupid or smart. Mainstream or off the wall. devoted a show to flag burning. I heard the most incredible flag ought to have a few words with the managers of the You can never tell those folks they are offering non queue of phone callers, alJ unable to explain why they ------attitudes. Those are the ones that think you really though it was a vile and despicable act_to burn a flag. The flag is sacred; it stands for ought to stand up and say something on your bumper The flag is sacred; it stands for something. It means - like it's the American way - but the only thing liberty and freedom. But no, no, no, ,you can't burn it. something. It means libe.-W and they can manage is something like "I (LOVE) MY That's unthinkable. Tyll kept asking why - and got f · , POODLE." . the same response, the flag is sacred, it stands for reedom. But no,no,no, you can t Remember the "HAVE YOU HUGGED YOUR something. I shook my head. burn ··t. That's unthinkable. KID TODAY?'' b.umper sticker? They aren't around Where do you stand on the issue of flag burning? much anymore. Now we hug trees. Think it's deplorable? Not me. I don't understand why I get a kick out of some of these religious bumper these same people '"'.ho think the flag is sacred ·can't stores who use the American flag as advertisements. They stickers. "JESUS IS LORD" is.the one that real1y bugs me. understand why someone would choose burning it as fly a flag in some attempt to say they're patriotic, but allow I never have understood that one. That's a blind follower symbolic speech. They are convinced that anyone who has the the flag to get all tattered and faded. That's disrespect. in that car, if ever there was one. "JESUS IS LORD." Lord the unmitigated gall to burn a flag has no respect for_the And it's illegal. ·But no one says anything about that. _of what? If it's going to read "is Lord," it should be flag and what it stands for. Let's face it, few of us feel that kind of passion for something like "Lord of the World" or something. If not, The way I figure it, if someone is disgruntled about' anything that's going on in poiitics. The vast majority ofus · then it should read "JESUS IS THE LORD." But then that some aspect of the government, they usually just rant and are more likely to indulge in the act that recently got would be really redundant. rave·about it to friends and family. They may take it upon several fire-fighters in dutch with the law: pissing on "HELP STAMP OUT AND ABOLISH themselves to go vote. A few are civic-m_inded enough to political posters. I got a chuckle out of that one. Someone, RENDUNDANGY." I want that one. Recently I saw one start some kind of movement, perhaps a petition to get however, found it no laughing matter. I have to wonder that sajd "JESUS US COMING - LOOK BUSY." I like something on the ballot. But let's face it, few feel passion- what happened to get someone's feathers all ruffled up th.at one. Yesterday I saw one that said "MARCH FOR · ate enough to burn a flag. now. JESUS" What? Is he having a fund-raiser? Why does Jesus And if that's the choice of demonstrating their point, If you haven'tfollowed the story, you should know that need a fund-raiser? That's dumb. "DYSLEXICS UNTIE." the'n I would have to assume that the flag means something this incident happened during the last election .. Posters of. Now that's creative. Pure genius. But I think my all-time to them. My guess is that the flag burne'r probably has far a couple oflocal politicians found their way into a men's favorite is "PLEASE GOD, TAKE ORAL ROBE_RTS more than average respect for the flag and what it stands room, where the fire-fighters used them fortarget practice. ANYWAY." That sums it all up in a nut shell. ~~\ \~. \\ \\\ '. '\ r#11'1f /, ·'~\,-\~ \~"'\\•' '\, I~\\I lj.1 \ "\ '~.\ '\ \: \ ~\ .\._ '. 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She makes you only cul~urally admi tion and depth. want to look away from the screen, totally rable video chain that I A run-around of consecutive reworked _killing your concentration and interest. knew. 16,000 Videos scenes, Stuart Saves His Family goes aim Jury Duty, however, isn't all that had been scooped up by lessly back and forth from the main character's bad. The opening scene where Pauly pours the king of disgust. Mr. TV show to his house, and to his family's milk all over his body as he co_mpetes in a Blockhead had once house and back and back and back. Nothing International House of Beefcakes contest, ·again took over the little really happens. Stuart doesn't even save his was fun and set a relaxed tone. I was also man and disgracefully family, which maybe is the-funniest part. delighted to see Andrew "where have I taken control of yet an Like the his original SNLskit, Franken' s been for three years" Dice Clay pop up as other. "The .dea1 will p6rtrayal stopped being funny after about Pauly's Uncle Sal. make me a millionaire," three or four episodes, so you can imagine.90 And, the best part of Jury Duty is defends Zlatkiss. mjnutes of Liberace jabbering about 12-step Pauly's Jeopardy-addicted dog , Puppet. Film boy Yeah, thanks a lot Bob. So long to a programs. Intelligent and cute, the little puppy ac by DEREK KRAUSE well-stocked foreign film and documentary If nothing else, it has already been more cented the typical script and was the only library, NC-17 and hard-to-find classics. I successful than It's Pat. thing that made it interesting enough to finished the articl~ knowing, however, that finish watching Journey with me into the mind of a film Mr. Blockhead had no plans tochangeAVN's **Jury Duty maniac. A filmboy. - name to Blockbuster Video. No plans to Eleven of the jurors in a murder trial . -Write Hollywood, "I want my Ford I was saddened last week. No, not by change its operating procedures. No plans to don't want to be there. One does. The weasel Fairlane sequel." the·onslaught of shosh and the endless weeks change its prices. And, no plans to change its has struck again in Jury Duty. of purely devastating filmmaking, rather by staff. No immediate plans. -A touch of video the buy-out of my most cherished video store. Although I hope Wayne Huziengadoes After being abandoned without a home Man Bites Dog (NC-17) Violence After waking up from a dismal night get rid of that aisle-walking, salesman-spir or job, Pauley Shore braces onto a lengthy you say? Oh Lord watch out Mr. Manson mare in which I dreamed that another SNL ited, DJ-voiced clerk from annoyingly yelling jury trial in order to stay fed and housed. Like - a sparkling portrait inside the mind of a spin-off was due to open on Friday, I picked in your ear, "If you can't find it, we'll find it most of Shore's flicks (i.e. In the Amiy Now) sick and deranged serial killer. up the morning news and peered toward the for youuuuuuu ... " and "I need the next Cool he is-funny, and everything else is dreadful. bottom of the page. I read, "Local Video as Ice." SHUT UP. Pauley's antics provide some constant -Ask yourself this question: Chain is Sold to Blockbuster," laughter until about half way through the "Have I seen The Wild Bunch ?" Ilooked away in helpless disgust. "What Now, to support Mr. Blockhead and his · movie, and like most comedy vehicles, the is the world coming to?" I asked myself I West Coast money suckers: a pairof films that rest should just quickly fade out. 14 April- The Sum of Us, Exotica 1he summer heats up with the release of the Amature S01U1dtrack Jim Martin mghlights begin on the second track of the Music critic album with My Bloody Valentine's ··only Shal low,.. and continue with P J. Harvey. Red House Althoughthemovie77ieAmateurdidn't Painters, Yo La Tengo. Bettie Serveert, Liz make a splash at the box office, the soundrack Phair. and Pavement. The last quarter of the is bound to make more money. As my es- album finishes ·out with the score of the movie teemed colleague Filmboy said when he saw whichisdelightfullyambient.EveniftheMovie it at some film geek convention, "The movie is Amateur. the soundtrack is all -pro. sucked.'' The circular piece of plastic will most likely outsell the film. 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Didn't you see Major the stretch run was taken from me the same passion that I have since League?) by the players' union. I could fit my head into a cap. I I'm hearing this sentiment Look, when you live and want them to beat up on the rest of from a bunch of (former) fans. I die by a team for so many years, the league more so this year than can understand, and Ijoin in their through the highs and the lows ever. disgust. This Phillies fan was one (the latter of which the Phi ls have As far as I'm concerned, the > of the victims, and I'd be the first provided me in droves), it's hard rest of the league can go to hell. to lead a fan picket line. to just walk away in disgust like I'm through with you guys. I am The end of an era. those whining criers again," says The problem is that the that. I'm just not strong enough to no longer a baseball fan; I'm a ) Replacement baseball be Rick Brown, a lifelong Braves' timing's all off. Philadelphia ~s do that. Besides, my boys Lenny Phillies fan, a team which hap gan on March I when the Cali fan. stf1l the reigning National League Dykstra and Darren Daulton pens to play the game of baseball. fornia Angels played Arizona "I've spent my last dollar on champ. I was there hoping and threatened to break ranks and play Screw you American State in front of a little more than baseball," from Steve Kisha, a na praying throughout that great 1993 alongside the replacements. I League. Kiss off NL Central and 11200 fans. tive of the Cleveland area who season. With. one swing of Joe LOVE you guys! West. Now let's play 'bal.l. Cuz' It ended exactly one month now could care less how many Carter's bat, the numbing feeling So I've come up with ... er. .. a it's one, two,three, four bucks a later when Pete Coachman of the games the Indians win this year. that the Great Ride of '93 was way- to keep my faith and brush beer at · the L.A. Strike Dodgers grounded (Steve-0, you' re bailing out atthe over hit me, and I was energized off the league at the same time. I oooold... baalllll... gaaaame! ! ! out to short with two runners in scoring position in the ninth. In between was a month of a curiosities, low lights and im probable comebacks. We saw Pedro Borbon, 48, College Life: falling all over himself during workouts and striking out the only batter he faced. And there was Seattle Mariners' reliever A Few Things To Know Dave Graybill, who beforedawn saved a girl's life in a fire, then later that day tossed two innings of shutout relief against the Chi cago Cubs. But with a single decree from Don "We Have Nothing to Fear hut Him Himself' Fehr, it was over, and Major League KNOW: w~;,h of.f-c4mp1.1J . Baseball returned to "normal." . Now the "real" ballplayers baokJt()t-~ w; If bt4y back: yo.\Ar are back-the same ones who 14)e" $4.f te1tbooks for more tJ,q,, 254 t · ~cJ,. left us in the lurch last Augus~ without ~ World Series for the first time in 80 years. For this, most lifelong baseball diehards have said an impromptu "adios" to the major leaguers. "I'll never go pay to see 1 We are now looking ~NOW: W~ich "30-t'r''rntA+es--oy-it'S'-free~ pi21.A pf¢_c::e -~lw~ys tqkes exactly 3• n-.·1nutes. for writers for the s~mmer. The paper will be coming out once a week, and we need beat writers and 1 sports columnists. ~NOW: whic:-h evi , i"'ar-ter-eQti n!J la u~ d romai' We'll be covering the mach~~es fo avoid. Orlando Cubs· all season; we'll also cover the AFL's Or lando Predators and KNOW THE lOOE," the Orlando Lions IT ALWAYJ c.0.5TJ LE.5J TMAIJ 1.. 100 .. c.OllfCT.j~ (soccer). Hey, on college campuses those "in the know" are the ones who rule. 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UCF had just been swept (.. by TAAC foes FIU, 3-5, 1-5 and 3-8. the alternative & cultural source The team came back March 8 against Vanderbilt and and erased the sour taste with a 9-5 victory. The rest is hNory. the UCF MUSIC DEPARTMENT JAZZ LAB BAND 24victims 1. Vanderbilt lost 9-5 ~ 2 Campbell lost 6-1 3. Campbell~ 1-0 UCF Jazz Lab Annual Spring Concert 4. Campbell ~ost 4-2 · •April 15 versus Samford 5. Florida A&M lost 3-1 (doubleheader) featuring 6. Florida A&M lost 12-2 •April 18 versus South 7. Long Island lost 11-3 Florida 8. Coll. of Charleston lost 2-1 •April 21 versus Mercer 9. Coll. of Charleston lost 5-4 •April 22 versus Mercer · 10. Coll. of Char. lost W-2 . (doubleheader) 11. Cleveland State lost 3-0 •April 25 at South Florida 1 12. Portland State lost 6-0 •April 26 at Miami ~ 13. SLU lost 15-9 •April 27 at Miami Friday, April 14, 1995 14. SLU lost 4-1 •May 5 at Stetson 15. SLU lost 8-4 •May 6 at Stetson 8:00 p.m. 16. Rollins College lost 11-3 •May 11-14--TAACTour- 17. Centenary losi 5-1 namentTBA. 18. Centenary lost 10-5 19~ Centenary lost 2-0 UCF Student Center Auditorium 20. USF lost 5-4 , 21. GSU lost 14-3 22. GSU lost .7-4 FREE for students! 23. GSU lost 12-3 24. USF loSt 2-0 $5 at the door for non-students. remaining games: •April 14 versus Samford .. ( / { Now Two Locations to Serve You Better University and Goldenr.od Oviedo Uni Gold Shopping Center Alafaya Square Shopping Center (next to Devaney's Bar) {On Alafaya Trail) 679-0778 365-8444 April 13, 1995 • The Central Florida Future • 19 • The Golden Knights beat South Florida in a • close game for the second time this week Buller signs with the Mets STUNNING, from page 20 The Golden Knights could conceiv D Mets sign centerfielder assistant vice president of baseball opera ably break the national record as early as tions Gerry Hunsicker this afternoon at • the Golden Knights pitching has shown the May 5 against Stetson on the road. Of to a one-year contract Port St. Lucie, Fla. consistency ofa championship caliber team. course that would have to be following a worth $2 million. "Brett fills a very important need for Junior Craig Cozart and 6-4 hurler two-game sweep of UM on the road . this ballclub," Hunsicker said. "We've been • Jay Veniard each have seven wins, while As UCF head coach Jay Bergman Reuters looking for a leadoff hitter _for a long time. senior Brian Scutero has posted a stingy and his truly Golden Knights have stated all He gives us someone with speed, someone 1.91 ERA. season, though, they're just going to take NEW YORK-The New York Mets who can set the table for the middle of our With the nation's longest winning things one game at a time. agreed Tuesday to terms with free agent lineup. He's also an oustanding defensive streak so close, (University of Texas holds Next up for the Golden Knights is the centerfielder Brett Butler on a one-year centerfielder." the record at 34) yet so far a way, the Golden Samford Bulldogs who will come to town contract. The 39-year-old Butler has played • Knights have to travel to the University of for a weekend series . Financial terms were not disclosed, the last four years of his 14-year major Miami for a two-game series as well as to Friday night's game wi11 be at 7 p.m., but the deal is believe~ to be worth about $2 league career with the Los Angeles Dodg the University of Stetson for a three-game with Saturday's doubleheader set to begin million. ers. He hit .314 with eight homers and 33 • series later on in the season. at 1 p.m . The announcement was made by Mets RBI last season. ·lbe UCF tennis teams are • UNIVERJITY leading successful spring sports • by JASON SWANCEY domino that started UNO's unfolding. Sports editor Kjoraas is now 14-7. UCF dropped only two sets iri the • The UCF women's tennis team con singles competition and became even stin tinued their dominanace on the coffegiate gier dropping nothing in the doubles com tennis circuit, improving to 20-4. petition. • This time it was Sin City's squad, the The men now sit at 19-4 heading into University of New Orleans (15-3), taking the T AAC Conference Championships~ The the beating. tournament will be from Thursday thro_ugh Actually, this one was close- UCF Saturday of this week. only won 5-4, taking three of the six singles Both teams should fare well; the men matches and two of the three doubles never even came close to losing to a T AAC . • matches. UCF's Jing Chen won again, 6-1, opponent this season. Their 5-2 loss to Florida · 6-0 to improve to 21-2 on the season. IntemationalUniversitywastheclosestTAAC For the men's team it was an easier match of the season. day on the courts. In fact, the Golden Knights The women lost to Campbell 5-4 and to • swept New Orleans (8-11) in both the singles FIU 6-3 earlier in the season. Since their 7-2 and doubles matches. . It was Jesper Kjoraas loss to NorthiCarolina, the Golden Knights with his 6-1, 6-4 victory pushing the first have reeled off I 0 straight wins. TO GET IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME! 380-1427 across from UCf • ~Th-e~-~Ao-~F_u~~~S-n-orts April 13, 1995 tJJ Golden Knights down USF behind Brian Gomes' three-hitter D Andy Moser and Scott wide open in the first and second innings," Bergman said. "We left five men on base in Loubier paced,UCF to a the first two innings." · 2-0 victory over the Bulls The Bulls mounted a couple scoring threats throughout the course of the game, 1J> Tuesday night. but it was nothing a calm, cool and collec- ted Gomes couldn't handle. by MARC LOYD In the third inning, the Bulls had two •l} Staff writer men on with two out when Comes got catcher Bob Ribinski to fly out. Sophmore pitcher Brian Gomes (6- The very next inning, the Bulls threat 0) outdueled South Florida's Pat Ryan in a ened once again when shortstop Chris 2-0 nailbiter to push "The Streak" to 24 Heintz led off with a double. Gomes took a consecutive games. deep breath and proceeded to put the next "I was afraid that if we didn't get to three batters down in order, killing any ~J him (Ryan) early, we might never get to hopes Heintz might have had of scoring. him," UCF head coach Jay Bergman said. "Every ballgame during this streak "He gets stronger and tougher to hit as the we've found a different hero, and·last night il) game goes on." against South Florida, it was Brian Gomes Gomes personally took the Bulls by and Andy Moser." the horns, completely taking South Florida With a team batting average of .284 out of their offensive game plan. With his and a shocking 22 homeruns, you can see . curveball working and the fastball hum why the Golden Knights have outscored ming, Gomes threw yet another complete their opponents 252-134 during the course game. of "The Streak." The 6-1 pitcher from Lake Howell The Golden Knights have seven play High School struck out seven while surren ers batting over .300 with sophmore Ad am dering only three hits and two walks in the Johnson leading the way, batting .351 with 2-0 victory for the 13th ranked Golden four homeruns and a mind-boggling 44 Knights. RBI's. The Knights (35-8) got on the score Although the Golden Knights' offen- 11). board in the third inning when catcher Scott sive numbers are impressive, it's been Loubier hit an RBI single. The Golden UCF's pitching that has guided them to a Knight§ would cling to a 1-0 lead until third 35-8.record. photo/SOLARES baseman Andy Moseer knocked in run num With a TAAC-best E.R.A. of 2.80, Home (plate) is where the heart is for Adam Johnson, and coincidentally it's ber two in the eighth inning. where the sophomore usually ends up. He has four homeruns and-44 RBl's. "We had chances to break the game see STUNNING, page 19 UCF finishes in the top three.in the country for second straight time D The UCF cheerleaders The injury for UCF occurred at Fri day morning's practice when senior Noleani overcome injuries and Young came down wrong on her ankle., adversity to take third in However, the preliminary x-rays showed the nation at the that Young hadn't suffered any broken bones, so she taped up her ankle and com Cheerleading National peted anyway. Championships. "It was a tough thing to have happen to us, but I thought the team handled it by JASON SWANCEY well," Gooch said. "I was very impressed Sports editor with their composure. They weren'tshaken by the incident; it may have even brought UCF's Golden Knights cheerleaders them closer together." took third in the nation last weekend at the The Golden Knights have qualified Division I 1995 College Cheerleading Na for the national championships the past two tional Championships, even though one of years, finishing second last year in San its members competed with a sprained Diego. ankle. How do these teams qualify for the Disney'sMGM Studios was the back national championships? drop for the best collegiate cheerleaders in Teams send in a video tape of a rou the nation. tine, and for that they get a preliminary UCF came into the tourney ranked score. The team's score from their routine fifth out of 13 teams; and a perfect perfor at the corn petition is then added to the score mance by the Golden Knights landed the from the preliminary video tape to decide squad a third place finish behind Morehead the overall winner. State arid runner-up Wright State. The teams perform everything from For UCF head coach Linda Gooch, it back flips, to pyramids and tosses, to audi was an opportunity to solidify UCF's posi ence participation chants and dance steps. tion as one of the top cheerleading pro "I can attribute a lot of the success of grams in the country. our program to our seniors," Gooch said. 'Tm really proud of the way the team "They came here four years ago and prob performed," Gooch said. "We proved this ably in their wildest dreams could not have yearthat last year's runner-up finish wasn't imagined we would have come as far as we a fluke." have, but we have." •Look inside for full coverage and results from the UCF tennis team's latest victories. There's also a view of The Streak and the remaining schedule for the Golden Knights' baseball team. Never look any further than the Future for complete sports coverage.