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Junior Jason Kroning frequently eats· on the UCF campus. Although he admits McDonald's is his favorite fast-food restaurant, he is more than happy with the variety of restaurants on campus. "You can find about any type of food here on campus whether it be hamburgers, pizza, or subs," Kroning said. "With this kind of selection, I don't S-ee any reason to drive off-campus and eat. Plus, it is a lot more convenient to eat here as opposed to driving off-campus and fighting traffic." This is the attitude that Student Union Director
Photo by Kevin Colber Mark Hall and Director of Dining Services of Variety has significantly increased patronage Marriott Ron Simko want students to have. Hall to on-ca~pus eateries. and Simko realize that many students prefer eat ing at off-campus restaurants, and both have made strides to change that in the last _two years. As a. result, the campus restaurants have gained popularity among students. "Before the Student Union opened, we weren't capturing a lot of the business here on campus," Hall said. "A lot of the other campus operations weren't big enough to physically handle the number of students here on campus. It wasn't Get carded for that students didn't want to eat here, but the lines were so long and the places were so crowded that students didn't want to deal with it_" Students were surveyed before the Student organ donation Union opened and were asked to name their favorite foqds. Then they named their favorite restaurant within the food category. Marriott By TAYLOR SIKES what's going to happen to you employees conducted the same survey before Staff Writer once you pass away, but if you choosing Chic Filet, Sub-Connection, Freshens, make that decision early then that and the Pizza Hut Express. Volunteer UCF continues to dis- card in your wallet can save Hall said Wendy's was the overwhelming tribute Uniform Organ and Tissue somebody." choice in the hamburger category. Simko said Donor Cards as p¥f: of its "Get Volunteer UCF had 12 students Chic Filet was the popular choice in the chicken Carded" campaign. At a recent at each gate of the category. "Obviously, we did our best to meet the football game, volunteers dis- :itrus Bowl demands of the students," Simko said. tributed more than passing out Hall said that each food facility in the Student 3,500. ·cards. They Union exceeded its sales expectation in 1997- The program also worked ' 98. He said they have earned more than $3 mil educates fac- with UCF's lion in total sales. ulty, students Athletics
Wendy's earned the most money last year. and staff on I TM Department From July 1997 to June 1998, it earned $741, ?rgan donati~n Sign an organ 'donor card. Save a life. to ~et in~or- 859. m cooperation mat10n mto "The fact that many students are in a rush and with TransLife, part of Florida the game program. TransLife had Wendy's has four lanes to get people through the Hospital's Organ and Tissue a booth set up at the game to give line attracts many students there," Hall said. Transplant Services. out additional information. Public Subway earned $652,325.98 in the same time "It is all about awareness," said service announcements were also Photo by Kevin Colber period. Sbarro's earned $483,644.14, Locos Melissa Zelniker, strident director made during_breaks in the game. Sbarro's is one of six choices for students in of Volunteer UCF. "Sometimes the Student Union. See NEW, Page 8 you don't want to think about See EDUCATION, Page 7
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UCF animator Sesame Street veteran • By STACEY COPELAND deemed revolutionary for everything Fine Art. his basketball abilities or his jump shot. Staff Writer from it's focus on disadvantaged inner~ But Sesame Street wasn't the only place His daughter~ Barbara Collins Moore, a • city children to the way the creator$ were Collins made a name for himself. He was psychoJogistt is the one putting together What would you say if someone told able to mix education with entertainment. also the first.Afrkan-American to estab- the retrospective. you that a certain UCF professor may Aiuiost everyoneremembers sitting six lish his own animation studio in New Collins also created "Ttu;ee Ring Pete", • have been working on your education as inches away from the television seti gulp- York. a character some New Yorkers might early as 30 years ago? ~ng down cereal and repeating after Collins' work was honored Nov.14 with remember from tbe Ballantine Beer com Sound a little far~fetched? It just might, Grover and Elmo as tbey said: "A. A is a retrospective at tbe Schomburg Center mercials that aired during the New York • but it's certainly true. Animator Tee for Apple. W. W is for Worm." Many of of Research in Black Culture. The Yankees games. He also did some anima Collins, an instructor for the last nine those early elements of Sesame Street Schomburg Center, which is part of the tion for the Whirlpool Corporation and years in.UCF's Animation Program, did were Collins' creations. New York City Ptlblic Library, Was worked for several years on campaigns in • much of the animation for the early Collin.s said, ''They ')Voul.~ give me alet- founded to promote the study of th~ his Puerto Rico. Sesame Street programs where many ter, and I would come trp with a ch~acter tory and "' citltufe of people of African Collins even found himself animating UCP students got their first exposµre to and a storyboard idea."' He admif1 it was~ descent. Vanous art collections. e~bi- · characters from other languages when letters and .numbers. n't all that easy at times. He laughed and · tions and performances are often held Sesame Street began producing foreign • Sesame Street was created as an "exper said,;'I have to .say that it was a little hard tp.ere to promote .education and apprecia• versions of the show. He has worked on iment" alm
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The downtown center • offers upper-division and graduall-ltvel courses. We 're bringing quality programs and professors Downtown! of UCF - Ne:li.1 to Publix at McCulloch Road WWW. ture.com Central Florida Future • 4 Expansion expected for Congratulations! spor~ medicine program New members of Delta Tau Delta By NICOLE KING by the fall of '99, the next admission period. News Editor "A lot of people will come over when they can't get into the physical therapy program," he Rvan Browne Kyle Mattingly UCF is now offering a degree in athletic said. training and sports medicine . .Jbe progn'lm, Hudson said the program is unique because Robert Eyma·n Austin Reeves part of the Department of Health Services of the internship possibilities. Eric Gray Paul Rothenberger Administration in the College of Health and "We have a rotating system where students Public Affairs, began this fall. will spend internship time at a lot of different Matthew Hitchcock Rob Schaner The program is open to all students who have places like high schools, colleges, sports medi Matthew Katz Chris Steffen a 3.0 GPA and have completed the prerequisites cine clinics, and pro and semi-professional Jeff Lancashire Jaime Vela which include Physics I and II, Chemistry I and sports teams. There are opportug.ities at local II, Human Physiology and Human Anatomy. high schools, here on campus and with teams Bryan Lausten Alex Volin "It's a four-year program," said Director like the Orlando Magic and the Solar Bears." Beau Leonard Vincent Hudson, "and it includes one full~time Hudson said UCF bas only one of four ath summer." letic training programs in the state. As of now, Hudson said the program is ultimately geared the program does not have a limit on the num at preparing students to take the National ber of students allowed in, but Hudson said he Athletic Trainer's Association Certification expects the program to have .to implement an Ex.am.. If successful, students will then be cer interviewing process for applicants and UNIVERSITY of CENTRAL FLORIDA's tified athletic trainers. become limited access. ir "Most of the curriculum has to do with pre "Ifs a growing field and the need is there. vention and care," he said. ''We teach on-the UCF could become the focal point for sports DISPUTE field assessment, first aid and CPR, as well as medicine in Central Florida because of Disney the legal aspects of medicine, organization and and other Drganizations. 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Are you been unsuccessful in resolving superstitious? Dare your their differrences, friends, dare your loved ones. * CONFIDENTIAL * Care to step under our ladder on * VOLUNTARY * Friday the 13th?" * FREE OF CHARGE * That is just what was being Punding provided 'by UCF's Division of said in front of the library on Student Development & En:rollmcnt Services the morning of Friday the 13th, as two students attempted to solicit passers-by to participate in an artistic experiment. The simple task: stroll under a rick ety old ladder. The experiment, conducted by art major Nancy Portugal, and her assistant Ryan May, was part of a project for a class titled Art Happenings. "I thought it would get a lot of attention," Portugal said as she marked another slash in the "no" column of her people tally. "Art Happenings is sup posed to be performed outside, for the public to see. When I saw the ladder in my class room, the idea just popped into my head." The experiment indeed drew attention. Photographers for UCF and the Orlando Sentinel, . Let Locos- Cater as well as a news crew from WK.MG Channel 6, were on hand to witness the hour long ~your.,Pariy for the event. ·~~ . . ' . Over 200 students participat ed, and over half threw super Photo by Ross Stein Art major Nancy Portugal set up a ladder in front of the ,Holi~ay Season! stition to the wind and walked under the ladder. The rest either Reflection Pond to test students' superstitions. ignored the challenge, or were CALf, ',282-t900 frightened of the consequences. class, taught by Art Professor tempt fate, Portugal wasn't one , ::::: ~'·, .:;· ~-; -- ;~«·; "I've got a test this morning, Walter Gaudnek, conducted of them. and I'm not taking any their own experiments, includ "I'm not superstitious. O.K., ro BooK Now!/! chances," said one student who ing one that involved voodoo some things yes, some things declined the offer. ing Barbie and Ken dolls. no. But I still won't walk under 282-1900 • Fax 282-1905 • Located in the UCF Student Union Other students enrolled in the Of the 155 students who did the ladder." November 25, 1998 www.UCFfuture.com Central Florida Future • 5 Proofreading essential to good writing
By LINDA RAMOS tences, and illogical transitions. As this College Writing thesis? Eliminate unrelated paragraphs • Staff Writer pamphlet points out, even professional Center Online and sections. Examine each paragraph editors are.V'Ulnerable to these errors and offers tips to for consistency, transitions, and length. Proofreading is one of the most essen must proofread material as many as 10 improve proof Second, proof the sentence structure tial skills in the writing process. What times! reading with basics-subject/verb agreement, pro
you may think as evidence of genius General. proof~eading strategies advo word proces~ing noun/noun agreement1 and parallel struc while writing the paper, may sound like cated by the Virginia Tech pamphlet programs. The ture cohesion (i.e., "not. only . . . but gibberish when proofreading it-and this include: advantage of the computer is to be able also"). is why proofreading is so important. It *Read the material aloud and slowly. to isolate parts of the paper to help you Third, have the necessary writing tools helps refine writing to an art form. It's difficult to proofread one's own proofread and edit by blocking, cutting, at hand-dictionary, thesaurus, and m:-am Putting aside aesthetic value., why do material because there's a tendency to and pasting. Use the spellcheck and mar book. The usual grammar problems students really need to proof their writ see what you fee1 should be what you grammar check features, but don't rely are comma splices, sentence fragments, ing? Virginia Tech's Division of Student wrote. By reading aloud? the eyes slow >on them! These features may not catch and run~on ,sentences. Affairs' pamphlet on proofreading sug~ down to catch any mistakes srich as the homonym errors (stationery/station Proofread more than once. However, • gests that writers are susceptible to two spelling and the ears can hear any sen ary) or typographical errors (then/than). don't become obsessed because it's very types of "unconscious errors." tences that jusfdo not sound right» . There are three areas that should be difficult to catch all m· stakes. Just as First, writers make mistakes out of *Identify your problem areas while checked when proofreading as described good evidence aids in an investigation,, habit. For example, if a writer }).as a ten proofreading. Spelling? Gra111i:nar? in ·the proofreading handout from the gO'od proofreading skills aids in the skill dency to confuse the difference between Creating trruisitional paragraphs? ' Purdue University Writing ,, Lab of writing well. affect and effect, then the likelihood,of *Wait awhile between writing' and (Indiana): ov.trall organization, sentence misusing them ip.creases. proofreadu+g. Your milld" ,;~JlI'~" be .structure, and .spelling/punctuati,ol). -Linda Ramos iS associated with Full Second, thoughts occur faster tyan the refreshed 'tnd unbia~ed. · First, make sup:~ ' tha:t the paper is.struc Stlld~'nt Services (FSS) which provides writer can actually write them. This *Have someone else read the paper. tured logically; 'Find your thesis state word processing/typing and research leads to missing words, incomplete sen- In addition, West Virginia~s Shepherd ment. Does th~ entire paper relate to,the assistance to college students.
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By MARIA CHANDLER least 17 years of age with parental permission or Staff Writer 18 without consent and weigh a minimum of llO STUDENT pounds. Last Tuesday and Wednesday the Central Also, the donor must be in good health. If the • LEGAL SERVICES Florida Blood Bank, Inc. was in front of the donor has been on antibiotics they must be off of Student Union accepting donations from staff, them for five days prior to donating blood. faculty and students. A donor who has given blood must wait 56 Student volunteers were sitting outside the days before donating again. If a potential donor blood mobile giving information to those inter- has recently received a tattoo or body piercing ested in donating and handing out T-shirts and they cannot donate for a year. Pregnant women cookies to donors. cannot donate until six week after their pregnan- • "Always donate blood to save lives. You don't . cy. PROBLEMS WITH? NEED? know how many lives you could be saving," said According to Doug Foley, one of five coordi •LANDLORDS •A WILL Bibi Ali, a biology major who was volunteering nators for the blood bank, donating blood takes • •INSURANCE •NAME CHANGE at the blood drive. about 30 minutes. A majority of that time is •CONTRACTS •UNCONTESTED Another biology major, Catrina Turner, said, spent going through the screening process. This "It only takes 30 minutes to save two or three process includes: a blood pressure check, cho •POLICE DISSOLUTION lives. It is definitely worthwhile." lesterol, temperature and pulse readings, and STUDENT LEGAL SERVICES PROVIDES STUDENTS wmI "It was my first time donating blood and I will iron level testing. It only takes five to 10 minutes ASSISTANCE IN SELECTED AREAS OF LAW SUCH AS LAND do it again because it felt good to save three or to draw the blood. LOR.p{I'ENANT, CONSUMER, NON-CRIMINAL, TRAFFIC & four lives," said Heather Stevens, an English "Even though the blood is screened, we hope UNCONTESTED DISSOLUTIONS. QUALIFIED STUDENTS CAN major. someone is not donating blood to find out if he RECEIVE CONSULTATION AND REPRESENTATION FREE OF Another first time donor, Jessica Jenness, a sta- or she is HIV positive," said Foley. CHARGE. tistics major, said, "My arm was a little numb. "There are some people who pass out when FOR INFORMATION OR AN APPOINTMENT: The people inside were really nice offering Coke donating blood," said Foley. "They pass out CALL 823·2538 OR STOP BY SRG_;_J55 or Sprite for you to drink. I would be willing to because they are dehydrated. If the person has MONDAY· FRIDAY 8AM-SPM donate again in the future." something to eat and drink beforehand, it will • Funded by Activity and Service Fees through the The blood bank is over 55 years old and serves prevent that from happening." Student Government Association 50 hospitals in 17 counties throughout Florida. For more information about being a blood In order to donate blood the donor must be at donor, call the blood bank at 849-6100. November 25, 1998 www.UCFfuture.com Central Florida Future • 6 Monsters of the Midday help hype Homecoming •
By AMBER FELDMAN formed the song on center stage at The foosball game was played inside Staff Writer FanFare with Derek and the Slammers, a an air-filled ring. Each contestant was UCF is on a Roll popular local band. Derek and the secured to a line by a waist belt and was UCF's Homecoming FanFare, held Slammers pl~yed throughout Fanfare. only allowed to move within a certain Lyrics by Bert Wilson. before the game on Saturday, Nov. 14, Originally, the song was recorded with range. Each goal was guarded by one Reprinted with his permission. was sponsored by Clear Channel Wilson singing it solo on WTKS, but person and a rubber ball was used. Communications. Clear Channel owns later he asked Derek and the Slammers Dirty Jim and Savannah opted to be the radio stations nationwide. They are the .to add back-up vocals and music. The goalies for their respective teams and the HeyU owners of six local stations, several of song was then re-recorded, with help game began. Dirty Jim's team scored can't u ·c which were present at FanFare. from Sean Quinn of Derek and the · two points in a row before Savannah's UCF is on a roll One of Clear Channel's successful sta Slammers who produced the track for .team got in the game. Savannah's com tions, WTKS 104.1, set up a booth at Wilson. petitive nature was displayed as she Fanfare in conjunction with Wilson hopes the song will catch on. "I kicked the ball with such force that it I'm talkin' bout U MindSpring Internet Service Provider. am a character on the radio and it's fun, split and deflated. Can't UC WTKS, also called Real Radio, is an all bufl am a songwriter," Wilson said. After a short delay, the game resumed. UCF is on a roll talk radio station throughout the week The song will be available in its stu In the end, Dirty Jim's team was victori and plays "cutting edge" music on the dio-recorded version by early next year ous, winning 3-2. weekends. The "Monsters of the on Wilson's new CD. He emphasized Dirty Jim said: "We're just better than Its all about the Midday" occupy the 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 that this song was not written for finan them. Savannah's stupidity led to their Golden Knights downfall. If Savannah could spell her p.m. slot, following the infamous cial gain. "I wrote this song to help UCF, Its about .the Howard Stern. not to make money," Wilson said. own name, they might have had a all The "Monsters" were all in attendance Following the performance of the UCF chance. They were inferior athletically. Black and Gold at FanFare to sign autographs, including fight song, Real Radio sponsored a It was a mercy killing. An" their dues are Russ Rollins, Bo Rhodes, Dirty Jim, . human foosball game that was held "I only let her score twice· so we could paid up Sexy Savannah, and Bert (Bubba directly in front of their booth. still work together," he added. "Whoop Ass") Wilson. The Monsters . Twenty-five individuals had signed up Rollins, considered the leader of the And their minds are have been vocal in their support for UCF earlier to compete in matches held that Monsters, has given many free endorse Made up ~ 0 football. Recently, Rollins was afternoon. Jennifer Armstrong, of ments to UCF football while on the air. lfi time to get way up approached by Jeff Ferguson,' a salesper WTKS promotions, gave participants When asked why he supported UCF, son for 540 AM, their sister station. Real Radio T-shhts. Rollins answered, "Because it's local '''" all the Kool•Aid Ferguson discussed the creation of a new The headlining match was between and people care about it. We like to sup UCF fight song with Rollins and he Dirty Jim and Sexy Savannah. Each of port what the people in the community CHORUS: immediately suggested that Wilson be them formed teams of five. The teams are into and their support is with UCF" given the chance to write it. consisted of faithful and devoted listen Savannah said that she and some of the H!!Y !J, Wilson is known for writing parodies ers that accompany the Monsters to Monsters have attended recent UCF Can't Uc' and humorous songs for the show but many eve.nts. Several of the dedicated games and encouraged listeners to get UCf:'is Ori a 'roJI Rollins added that Wilson was more team members actually had the logo of out and support UCF football. than a comedian. "The Monsters of the Midday" tattooed "Before the year st~ed, we talked 1 "Bubba is a talented songwriter. He on various parts of their bodies. about getting behind UCF. We've come ~ · i"m · tirlkin~ bout 0 0~ . ·. . wrote the theme song for the 1984 Savannah added that none of the to some of the games and even tailgated. Can't Uc., World's Fair and I knew he could do Monsters had the logo tattoo themselves. We try to get behind everything that's· this. He is a musical genius," Rollins Prior to the match, the teanis huddled local, no matter what it is, band~, actors, said. to prepare strategies. "My team better comedians, local music. In all actuality, With encouragement from Rollins, win. I hate to lose," Savannah said we're just proud to be a part of it," Wilson wrote a UCF fight song. He per- before the game began. Savannah said.
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Education key to understanding She'll even attend class for a • From PAGE 1 By VICKI DESORMIER "It was a great oppor Staff Writer tunity to get education out there," said Susan Willard admits quietly that she's Valencia Community College, but figured Zelniker. "People are missed more than het: share of college class that she hadn't had much luck in community • just confused about es. She's hoping to make a fresh start at UCF. colleges in the past. what it is. I think that So far, s9 good. "Maybe I should try a real college this once you educate people Willard said she was just never a much time:~ she said. they are less apt to ask of a student. School, she said, was always ·wmard said she?s enrolled in four class- so many questions and such a bother. ·· es this semester. She hasn't really settled on more will help out." "And ev~rything else was more impor- a direction, though. Volunteer UCF's part tant/' she said. ''Eyerything,H Tm settled down, but I still haven't • nership with TransLife Will¥d, 28, said s}ie skipped school all the completely settled on a direction," she said . began two years ago. time in high school and was surprised when «ldon'treallyknow what rd like to major in Zelniker said TransLife she actually made it.into college at all. or anything like that." • is trying to mold the ''It was just a community college in In the meapth;ue, she said, she's majoring in program in order to take Indiana," she said, "but it was college.'' attending classes. it to other schools. The But she seemed to find more time for her "I'~m just working part time, but I'm program's main focus is job and. her boyfriend and her friend and J?ar- managing to get to eyery meeting of every aimed at UCF students tying .. She failed most of her classes at tha~ class," she,. said. "A,id. I'm even doing my she said. college because she didn \attend classes reg- homework . . It's pretty amazing if you ask "It is a really popular ulru;Jy, she ~ajd. Academic$ we,ren"ther prob- me:;• program what with the lem, attendance wa5. . She said she's been ptetty lucky to have catchy slogan and all," Wilford ·~ aid sq~ ~'fail~d out'\ ot th~,t "thy Bank~' of Daddy" through all. of her she said. "We are trying · sc:6o61·' and trou; others over the :next .sil" attempts ·iccollege. Her f~ther, she said, has to gear it toward college . yeru.-8-· .. . ;j . '" .. ' . . *' . ). . ' helped fiuapce eacq o{ ner attempts attaking age kids. Special to the Future · ... ,~1 moy~q . arQu;nµ a Jot ·~o I w4$ ~hle t-0 ·classes., Thist; time,, she, said' he was a little 7 "We have had people VUCF volunteer Vanessa Jatten helped distrib ju;tw~a;t over in ~:'. new place:" ~~e sai~, -he$i~nt to ~gree t~. help ag~. come in here who took ute owner donor cards at a recent football game. Iau ·yig. ·~)r guess I '., w~sn'~r~dy )to sy~~\ , .~ ut " ·'• Jfldi~p't maJse about 200 cards and ·· I ~q~ili tl\noVr'fi-wny; ~nt !Ju~t ,,;~~$11;~~ ,,, ~ }}. ·.· .. ould dit'.rrte o!f#i: made it their personal would benefit from a Volunteer UCF pro '-ready/' ": ,x · .: . . . ·P .~' ' she said. pay~lll back for that issue for that week to do life enhancing tissue grams, call 823-6471. ~:p.e ' .,,sai~> ~he,;~.@::'-y,()fk as · ~v.e~ing , , ' . ~ " this." transplant. For . further information froip:ponsmJ{)tj,op:fcOfWi!tt < 'gai}~Jiv ed i~ .'']Vill~CJ She doesn't like ,. to , The Coalition on The Coalition also said on organ donation, con V . stat ~ gtat{~ated;' f~?J,µ ,.. ' ... '/ ~- .. ,f,1 a~~that·~~~ 3.Q ;i~9;iPfa~~e£_ fath~i; 1 Organ and Tissue that every day 12 people tact TransUfe at 897- sc a d > ·...... i $~~ ·:. . ;:stiiis .. . :;;;·":' is still payii~F I\ . o g Your BEST source for UCF books & clothing *Check out our NEW EXPANDED·clothing area * Weekly specials ·to help YOU save $$money$$ • * Come see ot1r GIANT book sale - book values to $30.00 for $.99-$3.00 • Gold Knight T-shirt with Black Lettering Regularly $11.99 Now ONLY $5.29 limited supply · 12140 Colleglate Way Right behind Applebee's 8c Boston Market Convenient at the door parking!! November 25, 1998 www.UCFfuture.com Central Florida Future • 8 Knightro' s Copy Kingdom open for business By NICOLE KING cards before using the center. The hours of •Aholiday toy drive will be sponsored by News Editor operation are: •Fall 1998 commencement will be held the UCF Police Department and the Monday-Thursday 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Dec. 19 at the UCF Arena. Each candidate Student Alumni Association. Unwrapped A copy center specifically for students Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. who participates in the event will receive toys will be collected from Nov. 2 to Dec. opened earlier this month. Knightro's Saturday 9 a.m.-3 p.m. guest tickets based on the amount of seats 11 and will be donated to the XL 106. 7 Copy Kingdom is funded by Student available and the number of participants. Baby DJ Fund. Government and is located in the Student •The Student Accounts and Commencement times are: The drop-off locations are: Center, Room 133. Black and white copies Loans/Collection offices will be moved to •8 a.m. College of Arts and Sciences, 6 -The UCF Police Department tickets per person •The Student Alumni Association Office • 11 :30 a.m. Colleges of Education and (Administration Building Room 340) Engineering, 8 tickets per person •The Student Union (box near the infor- •3 p.m. College mation desk). of Health and Public Affairs, 9 Arrangements tickets per per can also ·be son made for the toys to be picked up at other •6:30 p.m. College of Business departments on campus by calling Officer Administration, 8 tickets per person Emert at 823-6268. Graduation participants at the main branch. must pick up their tickets between •The following items will be on display Dec. 7 and 12 at the UCF Bookstore. at the UCF Library during December Candidates may order and pick up tickets 1998: at . their area campus. Tickets must be 1. Paper: Structure and Form, by Judith ordered Nov. 16-21. At the Brevard cam Segall. pus, contact the BCC Bookstore. At the 2.' Venezuela; Its Art and Culture, by Daytona Beach campus, . contact the Alfred Marquez, T. Administrative Services Office. A photo 3. Personal Development, by Dr. Robert ID will be requested upon pick up. Harman, director of the Counseling and Doctoral candidates and platform party Testing Center. Photo by Gwen Rhodes guests must contact the Constituent 4. Force for Change: World AIDS Opening for business on Nov. 4, Knightro's Copy Kingdom offered special rates Relations Office at (407) 823-6609 for Campaign with Young People, ·by Sharon for students only. tickets. · Douglass, executive director of the HN AIDS Institute. are 3 cents each, color copies, 50 cents, Trailor #541 beginning on Oct. 9. •The Student Union has begun offering 5. Music at UCF, by Dr. Lee Eubank, chair,. black and white transparency copies are 50 Telephone extensions will remain the "notary public" services. Contact Chuck of the Department of Music. cents and color transparencies are $1.50 same. Student Accounts should return to Gallo at 823-2117 for an appointm~nt. 6. Handicrafts of Vietnam, by Karen each. Students must show their UCF ID AD 111-112 by Nov. 30. Nguyen of the Office of Veteran's Affairs. New restaurant to be added to Student Union From PAGE 1 campus," Simko said. Simko said the Pizza Hut brought in $430,128.51, Java Express. was added to Knight's Express earned $149,034.50, Pantry to give residential stu and Sweet Retreat made dents a place to eat in the $104,140.75. evenings. The store stays open Last year, Hall assigned peo until 1,0:30 p.m. for students ple to stand at every entrance who are taking night classes. to the Student Union and count They also offer three differ how many students enter the ent meal plans at the Knight's building by using clickers. Pantry. Each one costs $875. They conducted each test on "Between the program different days. The average changes that we implemented number · of students who this past year, we have almost entered the building was doubled the number of meal 8,750. They also conducted plans," Simko said. capture rates and determined Simko has also been very that nearly 70 percent of those pleased with Chic Filet. students did something while "They have a very good per in the Student Union. ception out there as a healthy · "We have been very pleased product," he said. "They pre with the student turnout so pare it right in front of you and far," Hall said. the food is very nutritional." He said a new restaurant is . Simko said Marriott will do going to be added to the surveys asking students about Student Union. Hall said it will customer satisfaction. most likely be a fast-food "We do a lot of data gather restaurant. He expects to hear a ing and research," Simko said. decision on the restaurant "Whether than guessing what selection in the next two or the students want, we want to three months. hear from them directly." .: 11wtt~\ W'\'<'f t.i.~n al~th~t w4\ to ~h91~ f,tt ~.f<;t-rittffl ,f1.bnd'*. Because of the success of the 1bi.tlinhcn41) He said that Marriott plans to Yt»b:e pniud h'l fw a UCPgrli • Bad hair days are inevitable By CRAIG MCCOOL school around the fifth grade. It was the lesser half. My school pictures - if I ever friendly warning: if you ever attempt to College Press Exchange style that appeared as· if someone had lose track of them and you happen to see dye your hair with something you picked placed a mixing bowl over your head one - can attest to the half fluff style. It up at a grocery store, it's not going to I got my hair cut the other day. "Make and shaved everything sticking out was no surprise that my new trend never turn out the color you think it should! It me look like a geek," I told the girl. And underneath. actually caught on. As I recall, my will most likely wind up a tint that pre she did. That is my excuse, anyhow. I was extremely excited abo~t this new grandparents were the only ones who viously didn't exist on planet Earth and For as long as I can remember, I have style. Here, it seemed, was something actually liked it, which should've tipped your relatives will all ask you, "What do been having a hair crisis, by which I my hair would actually do - and still me off immediately. Instead of inventing you call that color?" mean that my hair simply refuses to con does, in fact. But when I proudly showed a new style, I somewhat contributed to My most recent attempt at a hairstyle form to any sort of style. Through the my new haircut to my grandparents; who the fovention of the swirly. was long hair - hippie - but typically, years I have tried all sorts of different are critical people, they said they could In my junior year of high school, I things didn't work out. I got sick of hairdos without much success. have given me the same haircut for free, abandoned my dream of being a trend showering in the morning and having my My first recollection of a failed style using the bowl method described above. setter and said good-bye to the half fluff hair finish drying just as I went to bed at attempt comes from grade school, which And they could've done a better job too forever. I decided instead that I would night, so I cut it all off about two weeks was sometime during the mid-' 80s. Back because my shelf, it turned out, was grow long hair, but I wasn't 100 percent ago. then,, at my school anyway, the spike was about an inch higher on one side than the certain that I wanted long hair. What I went into the hairstylist shop with the "in" thing. Remember the spike? other. happened next was quite possibly the only a vague idea in mind about what I Every boy in my class was going for that · I spent the better part of the fifth grade worst hair decision of my life. wanted my hair to look like. I didn't "DANGER - High Voltage!" look. All walking around with my head cocked to I grew long hair but only in the back. want history to repeat itself, so I told the the third-grade boys made their mothers one side to compensate for my crooked By the time it reached my shoulders, it girl only, "No shelves, leave a little purchase enough hair gel to style a pre shelf. Because of spinal damage among was nearly impossible to distinguish me length on top, make it look as though a historic Woolly Mammoth and we all fifth graders caused by crooked shelf from the "average redneck." Had it got weed-eater cut it:" walked around with these deadly spikes haircuts, a new style was called for, one ten any longer, I fear I might have ended She did a great job with the weed-eater of gel-encased hair sticking up from the which· would not endanger students' up with a pickup truck and several of part, but there is a distinct shelf running tops of our heads. lives or cause permanent posture prob those Jeff Foxworthy tapes you find that all the way around my head: So if you The spike went out of style because lems. I was determined to set this new are for sale in Southern convenience have me in one of your classes you know kids would get tired in class, rest their trend. Thus, from about the seventh stores. now not to make fun of my new hair heads on their arms and wake up at the through the ninth grade, I invented a new When I cut my hair after that, I decid style, because it's not my fault. end of the day with deep puncture hairstyle in hopes that it would catch on. ed it was time for a serious change. So I Also, if my shelf is crooked, please wounds. Thus, we picked up a new trend . My new style involved parting my hair dyed it. I don't even really want to talk don't tell me. I am just now getting over known as "the shelf." The shelf hit my on the side and sort of "fluffing out" the about this phase, except to give you this my fifth-grade spinal injuries. • C A S T R 0 p l . · ~t ;::~ ··.For more insight into UCF sports. check out . :'- · ··~-~'];, ~ . our website @ www.sunshinenetwork.com .~ 'IMW.SunSh:!.neNeTWorK.Com KNIGHT PuBLISHING, INC 120 ALEXANDRIA BLVD. ;;_.. -·.· OVIEDO, FL 32765 Monday through Friday 10:00 pm: Sunshine Network Live! 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Mark Lanaris 11 :00 pm: Boxing: Fight Night '98 (LIVE) Opinions in the Central Florida Future are those of the newspaper or its individual columnist and are not necessarily those of the University Administration or Board of Regents. Mailed letters must be typed and Tuesday December 1, 1998 include the authors signature and phone number. Letters are subject to editing for space and grammar and become the property of the newspa 6:30 pm: Golden Knight Basketball with Coach Kirk Speraw per. The Central Florida Future is a free campus newspaper published weekly. Knight Publishing, Inc. is not associated with the University of Central Florida. November 25, 1998 www.UCFfu'ture.com Central Florida Future • 10 Yeah, it IS verv bad ByB. W.EARL say that the body count ends up Staff Writer surpassing that of the original I Know What You Did Last Welcome to the funeral service Summer. for the cinematic comedy. There are some redeeming val Dearly Beloved, we are gath ues to this film, I guess. ered here today to remember the Christian Slater, for instance, comedy. We are here to remem turns in a great manic perfor ber what comedies were like mance, in the spirit of Jack before it was deemed necessary Nicholson. The few scenes that to shock people in order to obtain don't require below-the-belt laughter. We shall remember humor (i.e. Stern's paranoia at a such comic successes as What convenience store as several About Bob?, Annie Hall, and All cops enter) are also well done. About Eve, for they used actual As a matter of fact, those scenes wit. instead of gross-out methods did more for me than the more to humor their audiences. gruesome parts that were intend Unfortunately, the gross-out ed to induce chuckles. For seems to be the wave of the instance~ a scene where a car future. Take, for example, accident leaves two characters as There's Something About Mary, invalids got a big .laugh from which made a mint at the box most of the audience. For a brief office. And now, taking the genre second, I felt a small laugh trying to the extreme, w_e have Very to fight its way through. Then I Bad Things, the directorial debut Special to the Future actually thought about what this of Peter Berg, of Chicago Hope Jeremy Piven, Christian Slater, Jon Favreau, Cameron Diaz, Leland Orser, and Daniel Stern play scene was trying to accomplish, and Aspen Extreme lore. five friends who turn on each other during a fatal bachelor party in "Very Bad Things". and I thought, "Wait a second. In this sick, twisted, downright They actually find this (expletive demented piece of celluloid, we I could list the ways that Very movie ... well ... I guess I'll do you mugging like there's no tomor deleted) funny?!?" are given several morals to the Bad Things makes its core audi a favor and not tell you what row) and his four friertds go to After seeing all the death in this story. 1. Death is funny, and the ence laugh, but I think I'll just other goodies there be in this Vegas for his bachelor party. film, and the way that Berg more gruesome, the more of a leave it up to your imagination. film. · · There's some drugs involved, wanted us to react to these knee slapper it is. 2. Disabled Those who don't find the afore For those of you who havenft and a stripper, who, by the way, demises, I wonder, how could children falling down all the time mentioned occurrences funny seen the trailers or commercials, ends up dead in a fashion that I anyone have laughed at this? are riotous. 3. A three legged dog will definitely NOT want to see the dealie-yo with Very Bad would dare not spoil for you fel And if this is the way that come hobbling around is the damned the film, while those of you who Things goes a little something lows who will see the, movie. dies are going to unfold over the funniest thing since the invention do believe there is laughable like this: A soon-to-be-married There are witnesses, so they, too, next generation, God help the of comedy itself. value in those parts of the office worker (Jon Favreau, must be exterminated. Let's just cinema. Jof\t, US ', ~fy Suft~yt:Or All you Can Eat Wings only $5.99! 32 oz To-Go Soda 99 cents Let Locos cater your Christmas party! Make reservations now! 282-1900 • Fax 282-1905 • Located in the UCF Student Union November 25, 1998 Central Florida Future • 11 www.UCFfuture.com Car Insurance. Memories of true holiday spirit Immediate couerage • and low monthly uayments. Why waste time shopping for car insurance? Call GEICO for affordable rates and great service' + Low down-payment + Monthly payment plan +Money-saving discounts + 24-hour claim service + Immediate coverage +Free rate· quote Call today or stop by our local office: 1660 Lee Road • Winter Park 645-1488 GEICQ . Special to the Future DIRECT Truman Capote (Ros Blackwell) walks down memory lane as a child (Lance Noe) growing up with his elderly cousin (Mary Baird) in the Orlando-UCF Shakespeare production Holiday Memories. BY CORBETT TRUBEY · learned, and in the Sook maintains Entertainment Editor second half we fol Buddy's voice of com low the amusing passion and reason dur We all get a little nostalgic some adventures of Buddy ing tense moments. times. Take Truman Capote (Rus and Miss Sook's Both actors bring a Blackwell), who casually strolls preparations for remarkable depth to the onto the stage at the beginning of Christmas Day. Of characters. As for Register ott. ouf w~sfii: J~ij: ~ Holiday Memories and unloads a course, impending lessons ensue. laughs, Richard Width and Brenda good sitting full of childhood Designed with families in Shea play multiple parts, rounding tree pairot ~· ifeilfftfit . episodes. You can't blame him. mind, Holiday Memories has its out all the eccentrics that Buddy The holiday season has officially share of light comedic moments and Miss Sook deal with. Their good' at ,awftnejtertodio"ti begun, which means this is the and not-too-heavy emotional sporadi~ bursts of schizoid energy time of year when most ones, all at a brisk pace that can are a welcome presence from the Americans allow themselves to keep everyone's mind from wan three leads. Only Lance Noe as get as sappy and cheesy as possi dering. It's difficult to relate to a Buddy leaves more to be desired. ble, and anyone who can't get time period that less and less peo There's nothing wrong with a enough of it should have a seat ple are able to identify with, espe grown man playing a seven-year WWW with Truman. cially wheI) most of the situations old, but when Noe's voice started '-'• .U(FFUTURf~tOM~; . l ~· ~ ;~· . Holiday Memories, the latest of the show seem very dated. But sounding like Carmen from production from the Orlando then again, there must be a certain "South Park," he crossed the line ":fr Ri~h. Dazzling Comedy! UCF Shakespeare Festival, has degree of flexibility to make a from being cute to annoying. provided a satisfying meal for show for people of all ages, and One warning that should be A Triumphant Masterpiece! anybody that likes to eat the spirit the simplicity of Holiday issued befort? seeing Holiday Leonardo DiCaprio is riotous! Pure entertainment. .. Memories serves that purpose as Memories is that only true lovers that will leave you reeling with laughter!" of the season up with a spoon. ·Rex Reed, THE NEW YORK OBSERVER Based on two short stories by well as keeping the emphasis on of Thanksgiving and Christmas Capote, it follows a period in his all the feel-good warmth the holi will appreciate the show. If you're childhood in 1930's rural days bring. Most will quickly for not big on all the whole thing, Alabama (like there was anyplace get that Miss Sook only paid $2 though, you might actually leave in Alabama that wasn't rural) as a for that quart of whiskey or that more fed up with this time of year • kid growing up in a big old home Buddy uses a belt to keep his than ever before. Otheiwise, let with his elderly cousin Miss Sook books together rather than a Capote and a talented cast take (Mary Baird). The first story takes Jansport backpack. you on a relaxing and inspiring place during Thanksgiving, when The meat of the show lies in journey. Truman (called Buddy by his the strong acting. Blackwell and Holiday Memories plays cousin) must endure a huge dinner Baird provide the dramatic punch from now until December 12 at • that is being attended by town es as the old Truman and Miss the Orange County Historical bully Odd Henderson (Richard Sook. As Truman broods over Museum Theatre. For showtimes Width). An impending lesson is everything that happened, Miss and ticket prices call 245-0985. ------...... ··-~ _.. ______, UY llCLIU...... \.11 T.. ·------· CLE AN E .R S ALAFAYA SQUARE 30 WEST BROADWAY SHOPPING CENTER (407) 365-3 7 7 3 (407) 366- 7 625 Kenneth Bronagh' .J;f yDavis leonordo DiCaprio Melanie Griffnh famke Janssen Joe Mantegna Bebe Neuwirth Winona Ryder Charlize Theron On your nextS10.oo Dry Cleaning order. This Certificate is good for Dry Cleaning services ONLY and must be presented at the time of the incoming order. One Gi~ Certificate per visit please. ------UCF Bookstore Guaranteed Best Buyback Prices · - · want to sell! · Bring In A Canned Food Item And Receive A $5 CouponToward A Future Purchase* Donations urill go to The Coalition For The Ho01eless *See store for details • ·.. ~ ,. November 25, 1998 Central Florida Future • 13 www.UCFfuture.com tive. But the good news (at least in Scott in his own words is a DJ that Markus Schulz. MAFDDAP stands this case) is that it's a pretty good plays drum n' bass, who not only for: Mothers Against Fat Drunk DJs trick. The second release by this plays it from the physical aspect but and Producers. Just some back New Orleans group (the first, Coolin' from the mental aspect as well. ground information on Markus Off, was released iri 1996), Mix.mag has six other titles in their Schulz. He was born in Germany, Crazyhorse Mongoose is a funky set- CD series but this is their first drum after moving to the United States he back to the soul style of music that n' bass CD which features tracks by: started Djirig. He settled in Phoenix, prospered in the late sixties to early DJ Krust, Adam F, Omni Trio,·Jonny Arizona where he became known for • seventies. To say that the twelve Land Art of Noise just to name a his energetic, crowd pleasing sets . tracks on C M are toe-tapping would few. Each track introduces a different He was resident at The Works, the be putting it mildly. Another plus for ·approach to this styl~ of music and premier late night club in Phoenix. Galactic is the assured vocal perfor-: - allows the listener to explore all that He then started his own radio show, mance by Theryl deClouet. His style is wonderful and unique about drum called "The Edge Factor," which. airs is very reminiscent of Isaac Hayes, n' bass. "Life" by Decoder takes a every week to over 4 million listen darker perspective with harder and ers. Taking "The Edge Factor" name Without You I'm Nothing faster beats while "Symbiosis" by into his own recording studio, be has (Virgin Records) Jonny L brings the tone down and done remix work for several big adds a surreal effect for the finale. name artists. Still he continues to Let's see. I was going to write a "Symbiosis" had to be my favorite write his own original material on review about this here group track but once again it was a difficult Plastik Records, a label his wife choice. But no matter if you prefer started but you can be sure that you ., Placebo, but I can't seem to remem ber what they sound like. Can you hard, fast drum n' bass or a more will here him play in Florida, espe give me a bit of time? Thanks. softer, relaxed style this CD has it cially after his legendary perfor (One hour later... ) all. For anyone this CD will expand mance at Simon's New Years Eve OK. That's better. So ... Placebo ... a your horizons and your mind with 1997. With the help of DJs like: perfect sample of Without You I'm intelligent drum n' bass. Props go to ·sandy, Andy Hughes, Mike and Nothing is it's opening track, "Pure Doc Scott for putting the CD togeth Charlie, John Sexton and others they Morning," The music is somewhat er and being knowledgeable enough have put together a CD perfect for catchy, but it's nothing truly special; to pick out 13 excellent tracks which any house party. High energy dance it sounds like so many other alt-rock pre-Chef. Some may argue that C M I am sure had to be a difficult task, music for the nineties. Tracks like "I 's selections may get mired into pre Get Live" by Mike· and Charlie who ! bands that have gone before them. What truly brings "Pure Morning" dictability as the CD gets into its own Just Funkin Records keep the (and too many other selections) later tracks; however, it's not often spirit alive with samples of someone down are the lyrics. After a clever that we get to hear a funky soul getting high and contemplating the I> • opening verse, the words simply album in this alt, country, and rap difference between regular weed and decompose into nothingness. They dominated pop world of today. This kind bud. And one of my favorites no longer make sense; it's as if the som~what minor quibble shouldn't "This is Fresh" written by Sandy and songwriter simply threw his/her deter those who are fans of the genre Mike Hiratzka, which was recorded hands up in the air and said, "I give from at least giving Galactic's sopho in Orlando. You can't go wrong with up." The rest of Without You suffers more effort a once over. Those who this CD, it's a nice combination of a similar fate. Competent but familiar aren't into the soul genre, however, talent and great music. Keep your music clashes with truly nonsensical should probably steer clear; there eyes peeled for more MAFDD~P lyrics to provide a truly forgettable isn't much that would change your releases and as always support your listening experience. Sure, there are mind. local Dfa good moments (such as the last -B. W. Earl especially with all the talent there is -Mercedes McElmurry minute or so of the title track), but in this ever expanding world of they only serve to remind you that Lost In musicians. they are only moments, as opposed -Mercedes McElmurry to the unmemorable status quo. Drum N' Bass -B.W. Earl Mixed By: Doc Scott The Best of (DMC Publishing Ltd) · MAFDDAP .Galactic Mixed by: Markus Schulz· Crazyhorse Mongoose Mix.mag is one of America's leading club culture magazines and (MAFDDAP) (Capricorn Records) with the help of Doc Scott who com piled and mixed this CD they have This CD is another continu- . This CD is comparable to a magi put together 13 anthems from across ous mix of MAFDDAP material cian who only knows one trick. The the spectrum of drum n' bass. Doc which was digitally mixed by bad news is that it does get repeti- ) ·'" ·. . ·« . l!' ''"' . }• '\, ·.·.§, . By JONATHAN PRICE· .The ... banal~ty ·. of ~rof. vaud~e~§ ·~tq- :'.'. ~na~l!Jlg ·. ~pecti,9n , of:·· Hadi ;. Abba~.P ····· .. Gaudnek}s EgyPtiatt phlntipgs at ACROSS 2 3 4 5 6 1 Cuban leader 7 One of the 14 Trumans 11 Turf piece 17 14 Flowering 20 15 Fashion magazine 16 Golf ball holder 17 Soldier's shirt 18 Installed, as carpet grounds of a Queens school, circling the facility about Lead Stories 19 Use elbow grease 115 times every day (only prizes: a trophy and a photo 20 Imposing a •Recently dismissed San Jose, Calif., police officer album). Said one runner, "To me, what the race is all separation Johnny Venson Jr., 48, in jail facing 14 counts of on 22 Marie Saint about is the blossoming of the human spirit," but 23 Shirker's cousins duty burglary, was awarded a $27,000 annual pension 25 Noodles according to the wife of another, the runners are 47 in November by the city's retirement board. The board "nuts." 29 Any person agreed with Venson that he had a disability, namely an 30 Alternative to a 51 saber addiction to gambling, which prosecutors say caused 31 Sticking 57 him to begin a life of crime as he got further in debt. Grow Up to Be a What? 33 "_Girl Friday" Said one member about the board's decision, "I'm An October Associated Press dispatch profiled high 35 Session 36 Eyepiece 63 sure we'll get a lot of flak." school junior Bradley Arnold at his new part-time job 40 Coop layer •In November, a jury in Westminster, Calif., con at the Bill Head Funeral Home & Crematory in 41 People with © 1998 Tribune Media Services, Inc. fresh ideas All rights reserved. 11/25/98 victed college professor Elena Zagustin, 61, of 69 Duluth, Ga. He said he's had his eyes set on being a 42 High point health and safety violations at her suburban home, funeral director since he was 6, ever since he rode in a 45 _of Galilee which is filled with trash and has no running water but hearse at an uncle's funeral. He greets mourners, 46 Tears last 47 Give less than is 7 Engirdling many buckets that substitute for toilets. Neighbors of cleans the embalming room, and dresses the dead. due 8 Galahad's mother the civil engineering professor at California State Said his boss, Bill Head, "That boy just eats, sleeps 51 _Miguel 9 Supporting loop University at Long Beach have complained for years and breathes funeral service." 52 Able to avoid a 1O Marsh grass lure 11 "Sophie's about the smell, the rodents and the insects, and in 57 Wapiti Choice" January, officials declared the house unfit to live in. 58 Be an omen of Oscar-winner The Litigious Society 59 Parthenon 12 Lifework of an Solution on •Among the pending prisoner lawsuits mentioned in honoree artist The Classic Middle Name 60 Get the picture 13 Cheapen New York Attorney General Dennis Vacco's annual 61 British school 21 Over the length Page 9! Indicted for murder in Dallas in November: Monty best-of-the-worst list in September: a burglar seeking 62 Fragments of of Wayne Lamb. Dead of burns in Miller, Mo., in $35,000 because he was served stale Pop Tarts; pottery 24 Do cobbling 63 Pigpen 25 Actress Dawber September while still under s.uspicion for killing his. inmate Benjamin Bramble, who sued because his 64 Stitches 26 Fruit drink wife: Robert Wayne Shelton. A 1989 early-released prison's dormitory received only 36 cable channels; 65 _ the thought! 27 Haggard novel murderer who was featured in a ''Willie Horton" ad in and inmate Jonathan Odom, among whose 50 claims 28 Restraining rope DOWN 32 Lodging house the 1998 Texas lieutenant governor's race: Gary ·is one against the prison for not issuing him deodorant 1 Taxis 33 In what way? • Wayne Etheridge. Charged with murder in October in while he was in solitary confine.ment. 2 Competent 34 Take in air Begley 48 London subways 3 Work hard 36 Signified 41 Tidies 49 Twenty fins Prattville, Ala.: Morris Wayne Givens (along with his •After Laurence Peters of Long Beach, Calif., settled 4 de France 37 Opposing 42 Set a tax 50 Get a hold on friend, the not-quite: Andrae Dewayne Barnett). a former girlfriend's lawsuit against him for $120,000 5 "The Dick Van position 43 Alpine abode 53 Bum slightly (over his allegedly knowingly giving her herpes), he Dyke show" 38 Grouped 44 Word with bars 54 Actress Garr co-star merchandise or business 55 Terminates Unclear on the Concept filed a claim against Firemen's Insurance Co., arguing 6 Symbol meaning 39 Wynn and 45 Dark spot 56 Short race that the sex was just another hazard that had occurred Chicago juvenile court judge Fe Fernandez ruled in on his insured boat, like springing a leak. Firemen's February that a father's fondling and tweaking of his rejected the claim, followed by a judge and, in adolescent daughter's breasts and adolescent son's October, by an appeals court. Delta Delta would like genitals were not sexual abuse because such displays Tau to •Thomas Macnish, 18, filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles are culturally acceptable in his native Sicily. (A local congratulate and commend all the against two former friends for dropping a hot french to Sicilian-American group disputed that, and in fry down his shirt, which he says caused him to lose winners and participants of UCF September, Fernandez was transferred out of juvenile control of his Dodge Caravan. He was badly injured court.) And in October, Orlando, Fla., federal judge G. Homeco.ming Events '98! We would also after he stopped and stumbled out the door and one of Kendall Sharp gave only probation to two NASA his friends shifted from park into reverse, causing·the like to commend the UCF '98 engineers caught with child pornography on their van to roll over his leg, and thus Macnish is also suing computers, calling them merely "lookers" and not Homecoming Committee on a job well Chrysler for not figuring out how to lock the gearshift "doers," which the prosecutor said is a distinction not when the driver steps away. done! It was apparent that everyone put made in the statute. •In February, the English owner of the two-football a lot of time and effort into their events. • fields-long freighter Oceanus agreed to pay the 700 What's the Problem? natives on the isolated Pacific island of Satawa! about Congratulations! 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(http:\\www.ebay.com) offers a chance ding closes. you bid the first time. Some of the items are a part of our culture today. Get on in for you to find all manner of items.. Jrom There's anpfficialtime clock$o you ' are sold under'' the. Dutch rules, which there and have a great time. Even if you Beanie Babies to cars ... at the price can know exactly when the firuil num apply to one seller with multiples 9f ~e don't make a purchase, you'll have a you're willing to pay. bers have been fiJed or how mµch money same .item. ,Th~re are, for example, lOO blast: . ;:~; Alanis steps up to Junkie As a free service to music industry. Having spent driven. Although Morrisette .the UCF CbtM~Ut1itv~ all of her time and energy on and veteran producer Glen her album, personal relation Ballard wrote the album (as the ·Cet1tral Florida ships and private goals were with Pill), an entire band was becoming something of a lost used in recording this time Future proudly asks daze. around. "I did a lot of things that I Morrisette' s vocals are you to CHECK YOUR had not been able to more of a spoken word on do ... because I've been in the songs like "Sympathetic ·' HEAP·every .week music industry. I spent a lot Character" and "Unsent" of time with people and nur rather than actually harmo with llr. Paphne. Spill tured friendships that I was nizing with the music. It's n't able to nurture because I harder to be just another your guts ot11it1e at1d was always touring. I went to 'catchy tune on the list, but is India and Cuba." Much of a comfy break from the cycle .let our local .problet\t this personal time taken is on Supposed. "With any blatantly exposed on songwriter, it comes down to solverwh~p Morrisette's latest effort, what the priority is .. [my] pri sotne Supposed Former Infatuation ority is I want what's in me to Junkie, the follow-up to come out in whatever shape cotMtMOK sense ittto 1995's Jagged Little Pill, or form it wants to come out which sold 28 million copies without being too precious yourn~d. No worldwide. about it or overly restrictive." The 17 song disc, with Mission completed. .questiort ''tOo big or · aired song "Thank U," sit~ in One of the most vicious Billboard's #1 spot for the elements on Supposed is the too small, and narHes Special to the Future second week. It may not sell vocal arrangement. Singing Alanis Morisette might break the sales charts of "Jagged like it's predecessor, but both lead as well as back up, ,Will be withheld. Little Pill" when her new album debuts this month. Let fans and holiday shoppers Morrisette clearly declares alike will leave store shelves that even her piano, harmoni it all out and send it ~-, By CHRISTINE SELVAG having been inundated with bare. Because this record was ca, and flute skills can't com GI so many things that I wanted so eagerly anticipated, pare to her best resource, her tO.t1rPaphne@hot- Staff Writer to get away on every level." reviews and opinions will be voice. That's the intellectual inter more critical than usual. Morrisette ran a 13-date 1Mai1.cot1t at1d hat1g "I basically came very course girl in an October What else can one expect club tour in October. There close to wanting to not do it interview with Billboard when dealing with Alanis? · are no dates for set for a it1 there. .. the Poc~ll anymore and not do another Magazine. It was at the end Morrisette .has not national tour as of yet, but if record and start fresh some of the Jagged Little Pill tour moved too far from the likes you can be sure that you'll be be in soon. where else. It was an extreme that Alanis Morrisette consid of Pill. 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COACH 1 ... ...... - . .. . November 25, 1998 www.UCFfuture.com Central Florida Future • 18 J Volleyball team season Variety of school records broken in season finale ends in disappointment From PAGE 24 .. It was. a tremendous feeling to bring one back," Burley said. ' By TRAVIS BELL season, which accounted for 75 ries of 53 ·and 31 yards in the "I knew I could do it and was Staff Writer percent of UCF's offense. She game's frrst half. Grant scored just waiting for the right oppor doesn't place blame on the on a pair of short touchdown tunity. Once I hit the seam and The UCF volleyball team's team, but understands that this runs, while Culpepper hit made somebody miss it hap year-long struggle came to an season was difficult to handle. Nonsant from 13 yards out to pened." end in the Trans America "People will say that 'it was give UCF an 18-6 halftime lead. Culpepper exited the game Athletic Conference my first year,' but everyone has "It meant a lot to hit Mark with 1:50 seconds remaining to Tournament semifinals on to · have a winning attitude," and Siaha for touchdowns in my a standing ovation. Coach Mike Friday night. Ochoa said. "For another three last game. They've meant so Kruczek called a time out to Florida Atlantic, the team weeks I' U be in mourning. I'm much to me," Culpepper said. give the senior quarterback a who ended UCF's 65-match at a loss and still upset." "They are two great receivers chance to be saluted. TAAC winning streak, won the Now Ochoa will look for and it was fitting that I'd con- "He's done so much for us. I match in five games, eliminat ward to next season, but she is ned with them the last time ,wanted to have a chance for him ing the Golden Knights. skeptical of who will step up out." to get the acknowledgement he. "It was a good match, but to after this year's struggles. Fittingly enough, deserves from our crowd," end the season with that much "I thought all of my starters Culpepper's second quarter Kruczek said.. "I also wanted to effort is tough," Coach Miriam Photo by Kevin Colber would step up this year," Ochoa touchdown pass . to "Nonsant get Jason (Thorpe) in the game, Ochoa said. "It was a terrible UCF failed to win a TAAC said. "Honestly, I dop't know ,gave him the UCF record witli because he deserved to be out way to lose 15_-13 in the fifth title for the first time. They who will step up next year. I 27 tGuchdown passes. Burley, there as well." game." had won every championship think Lisa (Liljenquist) and who caught a screen pass in the Thorpe, who is c.redited by The Knights won the sec since joining the conference. Stephanie (Noiseux) will step fitst half to break the single-sea- Culpepper as a major part of his ond and fourth games of the up as seniors next year, and I -son reception record, finished success, took advantage of his match, but didn't have enough match), and we had gotten our expect the freshman to step }}Vlth ·19 :receptfpns for ~103 yards fit;Jal opportunity; connecting on to pull out victory in the end. nerves out of the way." up." · and tw6 touchdowns. His first long pas~s with former quarter UCF won their first-round UCF ended their season Ochoa hopes next se~son will t-0ucbdqw.q, a1:1 ll--yard catch back. Tyson Hinshaw, with the .. match earlier in the day with a with a 7-15 record, and it was be much better for the Knights . bm, cJ.ufpepper~ putUCFup 24w ""latter; a 25-yarder, going for siX ' three-game sweep of the first losing season for the and they will return to the form ·.· .. foTuert:' early in the fourth quar- more points to give UCF it's Jacksonville State, which Knights since going 14-17 in of 1997 when they went 28-4 ~i~t;~~r; . :Bilfky returned atpunt from finalmargin of~ vic~ry. helped prepare UCF for the 1990. It was also the first time and advanced to the second :;:'';his oWtt9-yard1ine, ran through <'I couldn't have written a match-up with FAU. that UCF had not won the round of the NCAA *..3 ii few.Lbbos, around somepio!e,. ~ bett~r ;,script for how this should :":.::;:: _:'f.'? ::::··' ' ::'::·:·: ::':· ~~ .. ~ . ::'}:' · ,' ~ ' ' ' '~· ': ,-, . ' ,·::::;;,: ' ' ·:_. :;;,;-: ··;: - --- ' ;:·.-: "It (the game against JSU) TAAC Tournament since join Tournament. 1 ariQ. fii],lshed off a school record end/~ a misty-eyed Kruczek: said didn't hurt us because we need ing the conference in 1992. "I hope this year was a '.9t-'yard punt retumfor a touc~~ after the gariie. ·~you won't find more warm-up than any other Ochoa, in her first season as learning experience, and that 30'\.Vn .oy holding the ~11 i~ the ,, a better group of kids. This .is team," Ochoa said. "FAU didn't the Knights coach, dealt with this year was a fluke," Ochoa air 'as he crQssed the .g<:>al line. ve,ry gratifying.t' get to do anything (before the the loss of five starters from last said. Biseball team sign's ''" 1998 UCF Women's four top prospects ·· UCF baseba:llcoacb Jay:Bergma.J;l. announ~d the siglling of ~o outfielders, a catcher and a pitcher to national lettets.«)fihltent. i'I 'center n. ~!der I)ayid Lem~11 (EUS~§lEUS~S, ~~) . tfie! ~ Liljenquist Earns Second., UCF Arena Tearri All-TAAC Honors ¥ .. UCF students Free with UCF right side !litter Lisa Lilje!lqµtst.(Oviedo/Oviedo IlS) was . Tickets are $10 for a two-day pass, named to the all-Tt:aµs America Atblfa!t Conference sec9® team 'as Valid announced this afternoon. $7 for individual day pass and m The junior leads the team .• maces (.37)t is second in assists (2~51) and ranks third in kills (2.31), digs (2.13) and blocks (.54) pei: game. Kids 5 and under are free. A third team all-conference selection in 1997, Liljenquist earned Mortar Board Purdue Premier All-Tournament and TAAC Player-of the-Week honors this year. November 25, 1998 www.UCFfuture.com Central Florida Future • 19 All-American Cleaves will provide difficult challenge From PAGE24 returning to his home town for this con by b_ack -problems and Mario Lovett by Wilmington/Western Michigan in the • test. foot problems, UCF's starting lineup con Championship game with the losers facing there." "I'm excited to be going home and all, sisted of only one healthy player against off in the consolation match. Both the Cleaves has plenty of help on his side, but we're going to be out there to play a Auburn, Bucky Hodge. Seahawks and Broncos present a more with front court aces like Antonio Smith basketball game. That's our focus," "We have to get the job done regard adequate opponent for UCF. ~ . and Andre Hutson, who are two of the top Stewart said. "I know how great a team less. We came out really flat and didn't UNC-Wilmington features another rebounders in the Big 10. Sophomore th'ey are, so we've got a challenge in front execute well against Auburn," Hodge said. terrific point guard in 5' 11 senior Stan shooting guard Charlie Bell enters the of us." "We have to play better defense and come Simmons, while the Broncos, corning off game against UCF as Michigan State's The challenge is even greater consid out with more intensity to have success." an NCAA victory last season, lost 4 leading scorer, and will be matched up ering Stewart is also corning off an injury. The Knights/Spartans winner will starters and return only senior power for with D'Quarius Stewart, who will be In fact, with Brad Traina being hampered play the winner of the UNC- ward Shaun Jackson. " • PrirneCo Stores Orlando 2914 E. Colonial Dr. (across from Fashion Square Mall) 407-894-5770 Orlando "fr\~\!Co \~ 7720 S. Orange Blossom Trail l"'"'lo.hnj l"'"'l/ (comer of OBT and )ob /v\!r'f v\!r'f Sand Lake Rd.) 407-851-9040 v~r/ \.,o.rd:' '/,.,,... . Oviedo 8155 Red Bug Lake Rd. 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I victory over New Mexico, com the bowl scouts to look at us." have to give them credit because piling a record of 25-19 during Despite the questions that without them, I wouldn't have the past four seasons, with the still remain concerning UCF's done any of that." final three years coming at the I-A bowl hopes, the accomplishments The 1998 season brought level. It's been an improbable ride of the seniors cannot be over many positives for the .Knights, best summed up by defensive looked. but one player in particular is just captain Mike Palmer. The first thing that comes to glad that he was able to play on "When I was a freshman, I mind about this class is the the field. never thought we'd be here, Offensive guard Ryan Gillis but we've gotten to this fought through cancer and Congratulations to the 1998 seniors from the · point, and it's just a great - the NCAA to earn a sixth staff of the Central Florida Future: Siaha feeling," Palmer said. "You year of eligibility, and he Burley, Chad Chorak, Daunte Culpepper, . couldn't ask for anything Bill Dayton, Reginald Doster, Chad Downey, will never forget his time at else, and hopefully we make Ryan Gillis, Ben Goldberg, Mike ... Grant, UCF. it to a bowl game. Actually, Cornell Green, Joey Hubbard1 Marcus "It was a blessing," Gillis I could ask for something Jenki.ns, Darryl Jones, E;ic Leister, Paul said. "Everything happens else: that bowl game." Miranda, Mark N01isant, Mike Palmer, Deon for a reason, and it worked After playing the final Porter, Matt Randall, Dossey Robbins, Tony out to where I could be part game of their careers at the Rosser, Jason Thorpe, and Fred Waczewski. of it. I just thank God that I Best of luck! Florida Citrus Bowl, these % could just come back and be seniors still have a chance a part of this 9-2 team. It's for one last game if the Knights record-setting career of Daunte really great." are selected to play in a bowl Culpepper and the effect that the The 11-game schedule that Photo by Mike Marshall Senior wide receivers Mark Nonsant and Siaha Burley each game. It would be a fitting end to 6-foot-4, 245-pound quarterback began in . Ruston, Louisiana on caught touchdown passes in their final game at UCF. a team who tied the regular sea has had. Culpepper's career has Sept.5 will soon be a memory. son mark for victories with a 9-2 brought national attention to him And it all came to a quick end on much." into place for us, and we do go on record. However, the question of self and UCF, but through all the Sunday in front of 19,025 fans. Hopefully, Miranda and the and play another game," "What if?" still remains in the records and notoriety tha,t he has "Earlier I said I was ready to Knights can continue to enjoy Culpepper said. "We don't really minds of some players after tough receivecihe still is quick to credit go and get out of school," corner their season for one more game, care where. We just want to be losses against Purdue and his· teammates with a lot of the back Paul Miranda said. "But as each senior would like nothing able to say that we were the first Auburn. success. toward the end of the game, I was more than to step on the field one team to go to a bowl game." "I thought we could !1ave "The last four years have sort of like 'this is really over more time wearing the black and It would be another accomplish . finished better," wide ·receiver been great to me, and I'm ju~t with." Now, I don't know if I'm gold. ment to add to a growing legacy Mark Nonsant said. "The two glad that I get the gratitude and all that eager. I've enjoyed it so "Hopefully everything falls for the 1998 senior class. UCF Men's Basketball :,.,, •~.,::. .:::;:;:: ·~ . .., . -~. , .:~.. ~: ~~'_./ t .~~? -\~?:k~:~ Me\i~s :Ba:sRetbtiti;;w;;, Men's Basketball • + Spa1'an '. Coca-·eol~ ~ 'l;,Hn Spartan Coca-Cola 4' Cla$~lc T9u .~nafJ1eJt .. ~ A•· Classic Tournament • +J:; at Michigan State • ·~he ~icljigan 's.1,t~i· 11 ·~ • .! Women's Basketball • Wednesday, Dec. 2 at South Carolina, 2:00 p.m. • . ... J ,.,,,., .. ~.. ·_." ... • • sunday J:iO p111 • • Come to the UCF Arena and • • watch the Golden Knights • slam dunk Winthrop . • • tuesday For ticket information • Call: (407) 823-6006 • , •' •••••••••••••••• ·1 ...______November 25, 1998 www.UCFfuture.com Central Florida Future • 21 ) Will UCF's magical year be rewarded with a bowl? By TONY MEJIA 12/19 Las Vegas 6:30 pm ESPN Sports Editor WAC #2 or#3 vs Open • 12/23 Motor City 8:00 pm ESP2 UCF's football team has inspired me to be optimistic. ment to the Big 10," Mitch Morrall, executive director of MAC #l vs Open I could bash people for not showing up to watch the the Micron PC Bowl said. "It's a tremendous program 12/25 Jeep Aloha 3:30pm ABC Pac-10 #4 vs Open Knights in the home finale, but instead, I' 11 be thankful that has been built there. We understand it's up and com 12/ZS Mele .Kalikimaka 8:3-0 pm ESPN for the 19 ,025 who did show up to see a piece of history. ing and were there last year because we wanted to be the Vi/AC#2 or #3 vs Pac-10 #5 .. I could complain about the lack of national respect we first to court them. We understood the situation of the 12126 In$ight.com 7 :00 pm ESPN get, or why Daunte Culpepper isn't a more prominent developing reputation and Heisman Trophy-candidate Big East #3 vs Big 12 #5 figure in the Heisman race. But there's no point in that. quarterback.,,. 12129 l\;l_µsitt City 5:00pm ESPN Nor is there any reason to look ahead to next season, The Micron PC was represented at UCF's home finale SEC vs Open which will be played with a new against New Mexico. What he saw j 12129 Micron PC ,i 7:30 pm TBS quarterback against a schedule had to be impressive, especially Alamof\CC #4 vs .Big 10 #6 featuring Florida, Georgia, with the out-pouring of emotion 8:30pm ESPN Big 10'#4 vs Big 12.#4 Georgia Tech, Purdue, and , SCOREBOARD., surrounding the final game for 12/30 Humanitarian 4:00pm ESPN Auburn. Let that become an Culpepper and the rest of the BigWest 1H vs"Open issue this spring after the bowl. WATCHIN' seniors. ' 12/30 Ho1iday 8:00pm ESPN If there is a bowl. "It's all up to them. I think we've WAC '#1 or vs Big 12 #3 Games that interest UCF due to That's the big question done enough," Culpepper said. 12/31 Liber~y 1:3-0 pm ESPN around UCF right now, especial their bowl Jmplieations: "We've got such an exciting foot CUSA#l vs SEC/BigEast ly with a 7-4 Louisville team (b-0fd indicates team UCF needs help from) ball team and we have great fans. 12/31 Sun 2:00 pm CBS • reportedly having received an I I /26 Mississippi State· at Mississippi Right now, all we can do is wait." Pac-10 #3 vs Big JO #5 ·"· 12/31 Peach 5:00pmESPN invite from the Motor City I I /27 Arizona at Arizona State There are.no more games in which ACC #3 v~. SEG #4 . Bowl. How can a 9-2 team stay UCF can convince a bowl it's wor 11127 West Virginia at Pitt 1213'1 Independence 8:30 pro ESPN home? Especially if it has a pro Ci I l/'.l8 "'C State at North C;lrolina thy. 'Taking care of business', as SEC vs Big 12#6 :J lific offense led by a quarterback Mike Kruczek called the last two- 11123 Michigan State at,renl,'l State . 111 who has now entered the NCAA games, has been accomplished. ~~;§~s;Open , 11:,po am ESpN ID . history books. What does this Now the Knights must sit, watch, • 111 % ;r Gato~ ,: ,,, . . . >, . "p:30 ptn NBC . ..- team have to do? and wait. And hope they won't be kept home watching. 2 ,;;: vi,· East# 1:00 pm A'Bc Athletic Director Steve Sloan has already promised to "We're definitely worthy of a bowl appearance," ~~~. ;~rg -a ,'-! buy out more than the necessary allotment of tickets to senior Siaha Burley said. "But there is nothing we can do , Big"I;~t.i #2j\ys SEC'#2 . . ., ,.. ,,,., ""'. >< 1 :30 Fox get UCF invited to the Micron PC Bowl in Miami, which to sell ourselves and make them take us. Somebody has m." ci>aoJi ·:i ''" · .., pm .. stands as the best opportunity for a bid. If Michigan State to want us there." ,., B:&l~Ji1J2 v~.·P~£1rl(J#2 ,or'WACfl "" loses to Penn State this weekend, the Micron PC bowl Should a 9-2 team be kept at home? No. Absolutely . 111 Rose '' , · ···•····· w " 5:00 pm ABC will have to look at-large, and where better to go than in not. Is there a 9-2 team other than UCF with its future up iffi·w;~~f~~·l~~l]l~ · ~~~ ··· P~ ;~s ::~~:i; ;:~~ ·· Pick , the bowl's own state? in the air? N:o, there is not one team with that good a "* ·. C$tP1 Btg'l2'fti .. :acs ~ick · ···- ,.. .. . :·:;/'' ., .:·:-,. '·· . t(. . "Certainly, a lot of people have been talking about record that will be staying home in December/January. UCF. They've been mentioned by our selection commit Will we be the exception? I'm going to be optimistic. 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You couldn't n with virtually every passing record in the UCF record point, Eric took the snap and bis hand slipped off the in NCAA history to rush for 1,000 buy that kind of publicity, notoriety. , books, but with his performance against New Mexico top of the ball down the side, and that wasn't Fred's yards and throw for 10,000, joining He was a godsend." he became only the third player in NCAA history to fault. The second one was his fault, and I don't Alcorn State's Steve McNair and The godsend walked off the field · pass for more than 10,000 yards and rush for over understand that because he had a great week of prac- Idaho's Doug Nussmeier. Yet, for at the Florida Citrus Bowl one last 1,000 yards in his career. He fin ~ ished his career with 11,432 i all his accomplishments, this past time with 1:50 remaining in the yards and 1,002 more on the Saturday was the first time he fourth quarter. He received a stand ground, joining Steve McNair of received a game ball. ing ovation as he left addressed the Alcorn State and Doug "It's my first one, my first one in crowd following the game, thanking Nussmeier of Idaho in that elite my career," he said, clutching it them for their support. During a pri group. tightly. "He (Kruczek) told me he vate moment, Kruczek and "Everyone was wondering • had something for me after the Culpepper were seen huddled why I was tunning him so often game, and it was the game ball." together, perhaps Kruczek giving into the line of scrimmage," It was fitting to give Culpepper a one last bit of advice before sending Coach Mike Kruczek said. "I got word that he needed 1,000 yards, going-away present, considering the him out into the world. so I wanted to try and get him gift he's g~ven UCF. "I just told him I loved him," some yards. I wanted to try to get "You can't put dollars and cents Kruczek said. him that record because he had on what he's meant to this universi He'll still keep his eye on come this far, and he deserved to ty, this cqmmunity, Central Culpepper every day, especially on pick up those rushing yards." Florida," Kruczek said. "He's Sundays. Culpepper also set the NCAA record for single-season comple tion percentage, surpassing the record of former-Brigham Young Photo by Kevin Colber quarterback Steve Young. Young had a completion percentage of Senior linebacker Mike Palmer celebrated the end of his .713 in 1983. Culpepper complet UCF career by proposing to Jennifer Hughey immediately ed 296 passes in 402 attempts for following the victory. · a .738 completion percentage. tice. But you have to understand that we can't contin ue to give points away, so I had to put Chad in there Burley breaks to kick the ball, which is unfortunate for Fred because he's a senior and it was his final game. I'm receiving record proud of the kickoff team, the punt team, and the With his 10-catch, 103-yard performance, Siaha punt return team because they did an exemplary job Burley set the school record for single-season recep all season." tions with 88. He fell one catch short last year of David Rhodes' previous record of 78 set in 1993. Burley finished the year with 1, 119 yards tying him Post-game proposal for third place all time with Ted Wilson, just behind Bernard Ford (l,180) and Rhodes (1,159). It was also for defensive. captain ~ Burley's sixth 100-yard game of the season, and the After the Knights completed their 9-2 season, · 11th of his career. senior linebacker Mike Palmer bad a surprise for his "This year, I didn't think that I would be able to then-girlfriend, Jennifer Hughey. In front of the get as many yards and catches (as last season) H,025 fans during the post-game ceremony, Palmer because we had several good receivers, and we were proposed to his new fiancee. She was so surprised gonna spread the ball out," Burley said. "It just hap that she could oily think of one thing to say. pened that way, so I just thank Coach Kruczek and I "She said 'I love you' about 300 times. I don't thank God for putting me in that situation." think she could think of anything else to say," Palmer said. "She had all the cameras around and she's not Burley sets UC~ used to that. She had no idea. She was floored." record, Part II UCF sets record for With the Knights leading 24-6 after three quarter, New Mexico punter Jason Bloom sent a 49-yard punt consecutive home to the UCF nine-yard line. Siaha Burley fielded the I punt, split through the coverage, and raced 91 yards wins down the sideline for a touchdown. The Knights completed their second consecutive His return broke the previous record held by home schedule with a perfect record, going 5-0 at PlRY 1111 RGf-i1111r1 Mike Dickinson when he returned a punt 86 yards home this season, outscoring their opponents 168-55. against Troy State on August 31, 1991. It was also They were also an unbeaten 4-0 in 1997. UCF now the first punt return by a UCF player since Mark has an 11-game home-winning streak, the longest in Whitemore returned one 70 yards against Northeast school history, with the last time the Knights lost at Louisiana on October 15, 1994. Burley's 125 yards home being a 39-38 setback against Northeast SIPOl~ll~ on three punt returns was good for second all time at Louisiana Qn October 29, 1996. During the winning UCF, behind Sean Beckton's 158 yards on eight streak, the Knights have outscored their opponents USED & NEW SPORTS EQUIPMENT returns against Northwest Missouri State on October 411-133. f.t) 24, 1987. Buy •:• Sell •:• Trade ·:~ Consign . "I cut through the hole and I saw the punter cut it ,. in, so I came straight at him, made one cut, and tried Knight notes to make him catch me. He slid right off my shoul Tyson Hinshaw caught his first career touchdown SwiNq ON IN FoR ALL ders," Burley said. in the fourth quarter on a 25-yard pass from Jason Thorpe. It was Thorpe's second touchdown pass of the season and the fourth of his career ... Mike Grant Of YouR •• Kicking game hampers scored two touchdowns against New Mexico to fin ish his career fourth all-time with 20 rushing touch GolfiNq NEEds! _ Golden Knights downs. Daunte Culpepper finished second with 24 ... Despite all the positives from the New Mexico Mark Nonsant and Siaha Burley each caught a touch AR.o's LARGEST SElECTiON of NEW game, the kicking game still struggled for the down pass to finish with 16 and 15 scores, respec • Knights. Senior Fred Waczewski missed his all three tively, good for fifth and eighth in UCF history ... & PRE-OwNECI Golf EouipMENT of his extra point attempts, and the Knights failed on During UCF's offensive explosion this year, the a two-point conversion. Senior Chad Downey Knights rewrote many of the single-season records. Make Sure to Check Out Our replaced Waczewski and connected on both of his They are as follows: total first downs (2715), passii;is extra points but missed a 42-yard field goal. For the first downs (170), yards per play (6.79), total yards Skate Closeouts! season, UCF missed six extra points, failed on both (5,365), third-down percentage (.540), passing yards § two-point conversion attempts, and were only nine of (3,771), and yards per pass attempt (9.2). 7600 University Blvd. • Winter Park 18 on field goal attempts. However, the punting game continued to - By TRAVIS BELL 677-5007 November 25, 1998 www.UCFfuture.com Central Florida Future • 23 • ·Daunf e- J!ft71.-·-·~ Thank Y.fil' for - Une More Yearf ~ - -. L~ Your fins • • • Top, UCF fans say their goodbyes; middleJeft, Culpepper gets the Gatorade shower; middle, Burley waves bis goodbye; middle right, Culpepper and Burley show their excitement; bOttom left, Paul Miranda will be missed in • UCF's secondary; bottom middle, Senior Marms Jenkins walks off the field in less than desirable fashion; bottom right, Quarterbacks Culpepper and Jason • Thorpe share an embrace. TEAM 1 2 3_4 F LOBOS GOLDEN KNIGHTS Fumbles-Lost 1-0 3-1 ' Central Florida Golden Knights 6 12 6 14 38 First Downs 19 23 Penalties-Yards 3-19 4-41 New Mexico Lobos 6 0 0 0 6 Rushing 10 9 Time of.Possession 30:38 29:22 Pas-sl.ng 8 14 Foo,T QUAR.TER Penalty 1 0 RUSHING-NEW MEXICO: Jar.Baxter 9-40, Ora.Leigh 9-31, jllew Mexico--(7:31)-Graham Leigh 9 yard TD RUN Third DownEff. 5-15-3.S 8-12-67 ..Reg.Johnson 7-30, Len.Gordon 7-23, Dio.Marion 5-16, Kev.Leigh 2-15, New Mexico--{7 :31 )-"-"David McKinney EXTRA POINT M1SSED Fourth Down Eff. 0-0-0 1-1-100 Hol.Wiggins 2-.9, Eri.Jaworsky1-l. CENTRAL FLORIDA: Dau.Culpepper Central Florida-{ 12:04)-Mike Grant 2 yard TD RUN Rushes-Net Yards 43-165 29-145 18-94, Edw.Mack 5-28, Mik..Grant 6-23. Central Florida-( 12:04}-Fred Waczewski ~XTRA POINT MISSED Average Per .Rush 3.8 5.0 PASSING-NEW MEXICO: Ora.Leigh l 2-22-1-135, Erl.Jaworsky 2-4-0-18. CENTRAL FLORIDA: Dau.Culpepper 23-32-0-263, Jas.Thorpe 4-5-0-57. SECOND QO,\.RTER Yards Rushing 187 172 Central Florida-{3:08)-Mark Nonsant 13 yard TD PASS from Daunte RECEIVING-NEW MEXICO: Ris.Stafford 4-55, Mar.Williams 3-50, Central Florida--{3:08)-Fred Waczewski ~TRA POU\_'T MISSED Yards Lost Rushing -22 -27 Kir.Robbins 2-21, CheJohnson 2-15, Der.Milner 2-12, Dio.Marion 1-0. Central Florida-( 11:44)-.Mike Grant 4 yard TD RUN Conq>-Att-Int 14-26-1 27-37-0 CENTRAL FLORIDA: Sia.Burley 10-103, Mar.Nonsant 6-72, Ken_Clark 4- Central Florida-{ 11:44)-Daunte Culpepper TWO POINT PASS fAILED Net }>assing Yards 153 320 21, Cha.Lee-3-43. '!ys.Hfoshaw 2-54, Mik.Grant 1-25, Erl.Leister J-2. THIRD QUARTER - Sacks~Yards L<>St 1-12 4-21 INTERCEPTIONS-NEW MEXICO: -None. CENTRAL FLORIDA Central Florida-{ I: l7}-Siaha Burley 11 yard TD PASS from ·Daunte Average Per Pass Play 5.7 10.7 Jus.Moore 1-1. PUNTING/LG-NEW MEXICO: Jas.Bloom 8-339-53. CENTRAL FLORI Central Florida-{ I: 17)-Fred Waczewski EXTRA POINT M1SSED Total Offensive Plays-Net Yds 69-31& 66-465 DA; Xav.Beorlegui 1-43-43, Cha.Downey l-25-25. FOURTH Qm.RTER Average Gain Per Play 4.6 7.Q Central Florida-{0:20.}--·Siaha Burley 9 l yard PUNT RETURN ID PUNT RETURNS/LG-NEW MEXICO: Cha.Smith 1-6-6. CENTRAL • Return Yards (exc. Central Florida-{0:2Q~had Downey EXTRA POINT KOs) 6 126 FLORIDA: Sia.Burley 3-125-91. Central Aorida-(7:49}-Chad Downey 42 yard MISSED FG Int Ret-Yds 0-0 1-1 KICKOFF RETURNS/LG-NEW MEXICO: Dio.Marion 6-97-22, Central Florida--( 14:43}-Tyson Hinshaw 25 yard TD PASS from Thorpe Punt Ret-Y ds l-6 3-125 Che.Johnson 1-17-17. CENTRAL FLORIDA: Ed-w.Mack 2-6341. Central Ftorida-(14:43)-Chad Downey EXTRA POINT Kick Ret-Yds 7-114 7-63 MISSED FlELD GOALS-NEW MEXICO: -None. CENTRAL FLORI • Punts-Yards. 8-339 2-68 DA~ Cha.Downey 42. Attendance: 19,025 Time of Game: 2:58 Average 42.4 34.0 November 25, 1998 www.UCFfuture.com Central Florida Future • 24 Kruczek and Culpepper share a special bond By TONY MEJIA used to that coming out of high im head coaching job over the quar Sports Editor school, seeing your coach every day. terbacks coach position with the But I did see this guy every day for NFL's Indianapolis Colts. Prior to the Daunte Culpepper was asked the about four years. He's the first thing I announced decision, Kruczek and first thing that comes to mind when he think of when I think of my career Culpepper would have long talks thinks about his stay at UCF. Without about their futures, what the NFL is hesitation, the senior quarter like, what UCF could be. It was back uttered, "Coach like a father and son rela Kruczek." His answer tionship. spoke volumes "I've always said about the special that Daunte is a relationship ~eat example Photo by Kevin Colber that ha~ of what peo- Senior Siaba Burley set a school record by return- developed -.1e would ing a punt 91 yards for a touchdown. . between want their the two. sons to be," Coach : I) ·, Season finale photos 11s UCF bowl bound? Bowl updates The Coca-Cola Classic A collage of pictures from . Will UCF's 9-2 record be Watch to see if UCF is Results from men's basket- UCF's final regular season enough to merit the first included in filling the ball at Michigan State's bowl bid in school history? bowls. tournament. -PAGE 23 -PAGE 21 www.UCFluture.com www.UCFluture.com