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Recommended Citation "Central Florida Future, May 23, 2001" (2001). Central Florida Future. 1581. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture/1581 Gameboy Advance, THE The evolution of the handheld game JC·''""'' .. ~.,. system has rea ADAM SHIVER for Academic Affairs at UCF, As members null-and-void under this new sys STAFF WRITER calls it. learned that tem as well. They too will be gov "There was; a couple years they would erned by the new Florida Board of • Out with the old and in with ago, a vote that said the people [of be out of a Education. the new. Beginning July 1 the Florida] wanted to see the educa job within UCF's board of trustees will state's Board of Regents will be tional system change," Sweeney two years consist of 12 members appointed • replaced by governor-appointed said. "There is no question in the they began by Governor Jeb Bush and one boards of trustees at each individ state of Florida that educational searching for student. That student being the ual university and a Florida Board reform is needed. I don't think other jobs, university's student government of Education. anyone questions that." many of president. These boards will be This change comes about due With the state striving for a them leaving Bush headed by each universities' pres to a movement to improve on the seamless system to govern its their positions. This in turn made ident. state's educational system. The schools it was only a matter of it necessary to move the date up Many people have been 11 Senior shortstop Jeremy Karella state was looking for a system that time before the Board of Regents, for which the new system would nominated for universities' boards went 13·for·20 in the TAAC would bring all of Florida's edu the governing body for the state's begin to take over. all across the state. Nominees do Tournament, rais~ng his cational institutions under one university system, was dissolved. Many positions at communi not have to be solely locals but • season batting average to .403. "umbrella," as Dr. Mike Sweeney, The breakup of the Board of ty colleges and primary education Coordinator of Special Projects Regents was scheduled for 2003. facilities' boards CK~ 12) will be SWEENEY, Page 3 II ·BACK PAGE Taking 'care of business Oath not Summer activities pg.-3 NEWS taken raises Internships educate pg. 5 • NEWS questions - 81-year-old UCF grad pg. 6 KATHY FORD 'A OPINION STAFF WRITER To die, or not to die pg. 6 OPINION When newly elected Student .. Government President Marco Pena -Jammin' with 102 Jamz pg. 8 resigned from his former position CONCERT REVIEW of vice president on April 27 to organize his office and look for A good movie Memento pg. 9 appointments to the cabinet, no one MOVIE REVIEW knew what the repercussions of that move would be. Q&A with Brian Craig pg. 13 SPORTS Senate President Pro Tempore Robert Richardson conferred that same day with outgoing Chief 1 Ready for Omaha pg. 16 COMMENTARY Justice Jessica Jenness about fulfill ing the obligation of taking the vice PHOTO BY ADAM SmVER presidential seat. According to • Letter to the Editor... pg.6 The UCF baseball team won the Trans Ameri $2541111-• ID0/42 IDOS.* CD Changer, Airbags, Keyless Remote, Alarm, More! *Leases are calculated with $0 total down. Includes 1st payment, 0 sec. deposit, tags, title and license. _I I ~ J ' I ~ • $239 ID0/42 IDOS.* 7 to Choose *Leases are calculated with $0 total down. Includes 1st payment, 0 sec. • deposit tags, title and license. • I $239 ID0/42 IDOS.* • 7 to choose *Leases are calculated with $0 total • down. Includes 1st payment, 0 sec. deposit, tags, title and license. - . ARISTOCRAT VOLKSWAGEN 4115 l Hwy 11-92 • 401-365-330, . . 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Offer ends May 31, 2001 . · • http://www.aristocrat.vwdealer.com • see salesperson for details • May 23, 2001 • www.UCFfuture.co11J CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE • ~ Sweeney: Both bad and good can happen, no one knows FROM PAGE 1 Many of the difficulties the Characteristics needed to - -- "The key to all this is insuring the quality of schools wm face in the very near become.a trustee candidate: can · be from anywhere in the future are uncertain. ~ation, or the world for that mat- · education, and making SUfe the Students are "Could some bad things hap- • Previous experience in insti ter. Some of the most famous d ll pen? Sure. Could some good tutional government. nominees so far include Bill Serve We ·" things happen? Sure. Which ones •Willing to serve in the state's Cosby and Jimmy Buffet. -Mike Sweeney, are going to happen? Nobody best interest. • "I think they must know the Coordinator of Special Projects for Academic Affairs knows," Sweeney said. • Achieved high degree of university and show an interest in While the majority of those recognition. the university, as well as know the thinks it will make it less politi- UCF will face some of the involved in the transition are • Strong character and leader 'administration," Sweeney said. cally controlled. many obstacles other universities looking at this undertaking as a ship skills. "The big names come with a "I take very seriously my are going to be confronted·with .as positiv~ thing ·Senator pob • Haridle controversial issues mixed blessing. I think that Bill responsibility to appoint people of well. With the transition, the uni- Graham, D-Florida, has said that tac#'µlly and re~ectfully. .Cosby really does have an interest the highest caliber to each institu- versities will have to .tak_y ~.oyer he will , corltie~ t?~,fight ~ .o.t~er · "J)emonstrat1's in tlnderstand- • in education... I think he could tion's board of trustees," Bush such tasks as handling th~ir Oj\'~ . do place hi ~-refetendurn ·Qi} · the iPg ofthe cult9res of the uni- bring a lot to the table." said in a statement to the public. payrolls, something many sc~o~ 2002 ball of-' uymg to lhf~;.. dot 'v~!SIW ;vhich they are to • One of the most well-known "Their commitment will lead our are not current y eqmpped to' tfo~ this new ·:system. Graham wishes· represent. nominees for UCF's board is universities into a new era of "Luckily UCF is in a very to reinstate the Board of Regents • Involved in public policy Roger W. Pynn, an Orlando pub- unprecedented educational oppor- unique place," Sweeney said. "We as the state's governing body for •Previous experience serving Jic relations firm owner. tunity for all students." will be able to take over our own universities. on a board or a council. Many feel that with board "The key to all this is insur- payroll without much trouble at Although those that favor the • Shows a desire to support members being governor- ing the quality of education, and all thanks to PeopleSoft, a soft- bill say it will make getting things and advance the mission of the appointed, the new system will making sure the students are ware program already running at done on a local level quicker and university of which they will become more politically con- served well," Sweeney said. UCF, which we use for other easier for universities, the new represent. trolled. Sweeney doesn't see it "Those to me are the two big things such as student records and bill will not allow them to set their that way however. He says he things." admissions." own tuition. ADAM SmvER, STAFF WRITER ~i~:/F~i_;,it?ij'- ,_,, ~ . ,: ' ·. ·- . . Campus offers ~tY~~tjr _. ruChardson unable to vote on committee FROM PAGE 1 the memo about the vacating of the this time. of summer activities office of pro tempore while assum Senator Ben Goff pointed out have been taken soqn~. ing the office of vice president, that there had been precedent set Students have "My friend · Brian goes In the interim, the Judicial another memo was issued to during the 31st Senate when the Frisbee-golfing here all the time," Council met to determine the con- restate the determination reached vice president has been suspended, ·$pO rt S equipment, ,:_ said Kirn Keenan, a sophomore stitutional view on the order of by the judicial council as to the the pro tempore assumed those . _,/. .· ... < . ~;;- _ :;;,_ _-..·· ~- . h?~~i1 - !ality management rna~. or. . su_ccession. Members agreed with automatic promotion. duties without taking the oath of aero blCS CJ..llS8J;. 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Christine uses SDS for developed better study habits, ADD include: and say, 'You're not hyperac She says on average 80 percent their notetaking accommoda and my grades improved, and tive."' to 90 percent of students tested tions. It especially helps when a the medicine helped." Clemans, • Having difficulty sustain SDS Associate Director at SDS test positive for some professor talks too fast during a psychology major, has a 3.9 ing attention. Louise Friderici said, "The disability -- 50 percent of lectures, sometimes it's hard for grade point average. • Making careless mistakes, public thinks about people in which have had prior history, her to follow. Attention Deficit Disorder not paying attention to wheelchairs and people who are but their documentation could "People only write somt! is a diagnosable, treatable, bio detail. blind because that's what they not be found or was out of date. thing like 45 percent of what logically-based disorder that • "Doesn't seem to listen," see. Generally people don't That means four to four and a they hear so imagine me," said according to the National seems to tune out. know about the hidden disabili half out of 10 students tested Christine. Attention Deficit Disorder • Difficulty with organiza ties, which are the majority." are approved for some disabili She did have a problem Association "we understand tion, keeping track of things. Deborah Kamm, who start ty. getting a notetaker for the cor now much better than we did • Losing things often -- par ed with SDS as a counselor in "As people get more famil nerstone accounting class. Asa eyen 10 or 15 years ago." ticularly things like supplies, August, directly counsels stu iar, seeing more articles, getting result she didn't have a no~tak ' ADD shouldn't be con homework, papers, etc. dents with specific learning dis more information, they are er until the after the first test, fused with ADHD, or • Getting easily distracted by abilities, attention deficit disor noticing the symptoms in them and since the class is largel:v Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity outside stimuli, like people der, and the hearing impaired selves, so it's just a greater based .on the lecture, she was in Disorder, which has similar talking or things going on requiring sign language. She awareness in general," Muir trouble. symptoms, but involves outside the window. said it's natural for people to said. "I think the more people increased restlessness. forget that people can have a Of course not every "invis know, the more accepting they For Clemans, ADD means valid disability that they can't ible" disability is a learning dis are of people with one or two taking more time to ~omplete ing. see. "If you don't see it, it's ability. differences," Kamm said. tasks, reading is a little hard, Clemans plans on devoting harder to believe it's there." Christine, an accounting But Christine thinks SD~ and everything becomes a basic her life to children, and any In workshops SDS holds senior who asked her last name should take an extra step. distraction. jobs she's had involved and in other opportunities to not be used, is hearing "I think [SDS] should look That's why Clemans regis preschools, summer camps and teach the public about disabili impaired. Of course you would up students with good grad"8 tered with Student Disability day cares. ties, Kamm stresses that the n't notice that if you spoke to and ask them to help out ahead Services. Clemans can take her "They' re easier than cus disabled would do anything to her -- her English is perfect. of time," Christine said. tests in a small room with an tomer service," she said. give up their disability privi When Christine was 13, But Christine isn't too wo_- extended time length, to keep "Children have a shorter atten leges. "Students get upset when she was run over by a car. ried -- she has a 3.75 GPA. her from getting distracted and tion span than I do." they test positive for a disabili "The car ran over my leg, She'd love to take speech panicking because of the time And while people generally ty. It's a blow to some students and everyone was so worried and lip-reading classes, but s~ limits. She also has priority don't ask about her disability, to find there is a problem. . It about it that they didn't notice I doesn't have time. registration, so- that she can Clemans does often get looks. takes them time to adjust." had hit my head," Christine "I have to go to college, I schedule at her convenience "A lot are like, 'Oh, why are Dr. Katherine Muir is the said. "And nobody looked into have to. go to work." and when her medicine is work- you special?' And people con- pyschologist for SDS. Shehan- my headaches until I really • This way to the Future ..... 21st century careers begin with graduate study at UCF 8'ucF • Graduate Studies • Offering more than 80 master•s and doctoral programs apply online • www.graduate.ucf.edu • May 23, 2001 • www.UCFfuture.com CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE • S iJCF pool also· available to students during summer FROM PAGE3 door activity options, although es are offered evenings in the jobs my freshman year, so I went watercraft rentals are not avail _,, Student Union for an extra to the Resume 101 class and real- .~chofield. "I've gone to it for the able during the summer. Intramural sports are charge. More information is ized that my resume was awful. past two weeks on Wednesday Intramural sports are also offered at http://karate.ucf.edu or The Career Center people really :r afternoons, and I really felt like it offered during the summer terms. a great experience http:/pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/-ams. helped me improve it." got my heart pumping and gave Intramural sports include the that I would recom The Career Resource Center Florida Uniting Students in r:ie energy." Coed 4 on 4 Flag Football mend to anybody. offers 'mini-classes' designed to Education will hold a Section 508 The summer Fitness Center Tournament, to be held June 2 help job-seeking students Brown Bag Lunch at noon on hours are Monday - Thursday, 7 and 3. improve their employability. May 23 in the Student Union, a.m. to 8 p.m. and Friday, 7 a.m. "I had a stupendous time -Brian Sadlon, These classes include room 221. Students can find out to 5 p.m. playing flag football last fall, and sophomore business major Interviewing Techniques, Job how this new legislation will The UCF pool is also avail I can't wait for the upcoming Search Strategy and Resume 101. affect them and the UCF web site. ~le to students during the sum tournament," said Brian Sadlon, a Community Volleyball, May 17- The activities calendar on the Students interested in the mer. The pool hours are 11 a.m. sophomore business major. July 5, or a Golf Scramble, June UCF web page has specific times Digital Media program and cur to 5 p.m., Monday through "Intramural sports are a great 1. Students can ('.all Recreational of classes. riculum can attend the annual ijriday. experience that I would recom Services at (407)-823-2408 for Sophomore Theatre major summer open house at 3 p.m. The Lake Claire picnic facil mend to anybody." specific times. Eddie Joseph said: "I kept getting May 24 in the Visual Arts ities and nature trail are also out- Spectators can watch Karate and Butokukan class- turned down when I applied for Building, room 221. TV internship earns student real-life work experience • REBEKAH EDDY Television News Director's ti on. sion show with good moral val ly met a great number of people STAFF WRITER Association, a club at UCF. Headley said that this intern ues that is also entertaining for through this internship," she "I contacted the production ship has taught her about the the young adult market, and per said. Five nights a week, UCF manager at FOX, interviewed for equipment and language used in haps star in it as well," she said. Headley also said that she junior Erin Headley works to the position, answered questions television studios, along with One benefit of internships is ·' would strongly encourage stu gain the experience she needs f 9r about my future plans and my how the station is run. the opportunity to make connec dents to work as interns to gain Her career. education and he offered me the "You have no clue what real tions in a particular field of experience. Headley, a radio/television job," she said. ly goes on behind the scenes work. Headley said that she has She explained: "Withm1t an major, is an intern at FOX 35 Her responsibilities as part until you actually work in that been given opportunities to help internship you will lack the, peo Mews. She works as part of the of the production crew include environment," she explained. in other projects, such as inde ple skills, connections and kllow production crew for the 10 p.m. running cameras, loading airplay, Headley went on to say·that pendent films and music videos how that are necessary to be suc news at the station. floor directing and running the the internship will ·benefit her with her co-workers. cessful. People say, 'it's who you • Headley said that she heard TelePrompter. She hopes to add when it comes time to start her "Being anywhere that you know,' and internships deffnitely about the opportunity for the to these tasks by training in other career. "I hope to one day create, can meet people in the business create those connections that you internship through the Radio areas, particularly audio produc- produce, and/or direct a televi- is beneficial and I have definite- need to be successful." 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FBI withheld these The relevance of these lege student. .. books, tuition, maybe your teeth to make your appearance CONTRIBUTING WRITER documents on purpose. The papers is still to be determined. food and rent. But, I have two more pleasant, you would take it fears are amplified because It is troublesome nonetheless bones to pick with your little arti right? So what is so different abou Last Friday, Attorney these documents dealt mainly that these papers were "mis cle. Let's start with the issue that being called bird chest or flat chest. General John Ashcroft delayed with the search for a John Doe placed." This· trial may seem you supposedly address. Wrongly We now have the advanced the execution of Timothy No. 2, in other words, another like and open-and-shut case, used student loans. You know, it's technology to change that and if McVeigh due to the FBI's fail possible suspect. The possible and the defendant is as guilty really funny that out of all of the you were made fun of and always ure to turn over 3, 100 pages of conspiracy theories that can as can be. However, the impli ways people wrongly use student felt self conscious about your chest, evidence to the defense attor stem from this withholding of cations of p · le evidence loans, you pick this small one to call it superficial if you want, but neys. I think that after waiting evidence are plenty. being hidden are outrageous. It make an outburst about. Let's think happen to have a "close friend" for more than six years, from Legally, the FBI was oblig is said that it is better to let a about this for a minute. How many who is damn happy with her new the bombing ated to reveal these documents. guilty man go free than let an people do you know that took out a saline friends, and no, I (I mean on June 11, The U.S. Supreme Court decid innocent man go to jail. But student loan to pay for a boob job? "she") didn't take a student loan out 995, this 30- ed in 1963 that the prosecution when evidence pertaining to How many people do you know to pay for them, but "she" does still day delay must not withhold any informa the innocence of a suspect is that have boob jobs? have a problem with your inexperi should not tion that may be seen as "evi withheld, the chances of mak Now, how many people do enced opinion on it being superft be any rea dence favorable to an accused ing these errors are greatly you know whose parent's or schol cial. Yes, she does care about what son to think upon request where the evi increase. arships pay for their tuition, but that she looks like, and you're right, that dence is material either to guilt The heat that the FBI is still take student loans out to I don't they may have only helped her, but McVeigh is or to punishment, irrespective taking right now is more than know, pay off their credit card bills you know what?? That's enough not going to of the good faith or bad faith of justified. No matter how guilty die. It's just maybe? Or have some extra spend for her! McVeigh the prosecution." The 3, 100 a person is or appears to be, he a matter of pages detailed interviews or she is still entitled to a fair ing money so that they can concen "She" got them to make he.i time, but I regarding the FBI search for trial. A trial where a person is trate all on their studies so they feel more feminine and better about think he should still be execut John Doe No. 2, which the presumed innocent until proven don't have to get a job? Well, I can the way she looks. She was happy than I e<;t. and according to defense attorneys' can use to guilty, and where due process think of a lot more of those with herself before them but let ~ Newsweek, 72 percent of raise questions regarding the . is followed. Again, I still think can who take one out to get a freak tell you something girl, "she" is If Americans agree with me. guilt of their client. The Timothy McVeigh is guilty and ing' boob job! you're going to twice as happy with herself now. The issue now is the defense can also contend that he will be executed, but he still complain about something, try And if a girl has the opportunity to importance of these documents since due process was not fol has his rights. And if the papers looking at the h~ge number of peo get them, I encourage it! And ye:, and why the execution was lowed the validity of the trial in question are irrelevant, then ple who take out loans to go drink you have to think about their delayed because of their dis and ensuing verdict can be the proper verdict will still every night at Bennigan's or the replacement in the future, but so do covery. First, there is concern called into question. come through. kids that take Joans out and s~nd _you :with any ,major investment. Sb them as everyday spending money call me superficial if you want, but on clothes and unnecessary expen "she's" happy. her boyfriend (who ditures. A lot, like most of the peo did not want them in the first placa) 81-year-old graduate inspires students ple who take them out! So, if you is happy with them, and her parents ADAM SHIVER though is that he is an 81 year Some people believe that want to get huffy about people who helped her pay for them can STAFF WRITER old grad. those you look up to have to be ' spending your tax money (which see how she feels even better abo t I am only 21 years old, and perfect. Elmer however showed they pay back anyway with a little herself, and so they don't regret Maybe there is hope for me I don't even have my A.A. as of me that you don't have to be a interest) talk about something that helping her at all. And no, her after all. yet. Elmer has two bachelor's straight A student to be success gets done often, and not a small saline implants didn't make her an~ Commencement ceremonies degrees. One a bachelor's of sci ful- something I definitely am I -portion of it. Now, for the second more beautiful, but it did make her took place for UCF students on ence, the other of arts. not. , bone. You know, it's funny that you feel a little more confident about May 4 and 5. A day that marks a To complete his history This man has inspired me think breast enlargement is "super herself in a bathing suit, just like turning point in many students' degree, Elmer would drive to · through his hard work and deter ficial." Do you know people who wearing a new outfit or makeu lives. A day that seems as if it school everyday to attend his mination. have had braces? How about peo does for others. will never come for me. _classes at UCF's main campus. Mr. Kundinger I salute you. ple who wear makeup? Yes, breast So before you start knocking Elmer Kundinger has given He lives in Eustis, almost an Perhaps I too will one day have enlargement might be more expen people who care about what th~ me hope though. Hope that .one hour and 20 . minutes away. your determination and motiva sive than makeup, but its intentions look like, and picking a small num day I will graduate. Reaching his goal of graduation, tion. are the same, to change or alter ber of wrongly used student loans Many of you probably don't no matter how long it took, Perhaps one day I will your appearance. So for all people rather than looking at the majori~ know of Elmer though. motivated him enough to make receive my degree as well. who wear blush, eyeliner, or some of wrongly used student loans, why Elmer is a recent UCF grad that long journey. No matter how discouraged freaking' colored lip gloss is that don't you look at the big picture uate. He graduated this past He trekked to class every we all get along the way though 1 superficial too? Did you ·have instead of sharing your comments 1 Spring with his first bachelor of day. I can't even stand to trudge we should keep in mind that if braces? Why did you get them? To and opinions on this rare issue? arts degree. Something that is to class from my apartment Elmer, at age 81 can do it, so can . straighten out your teeth so that you fairly common now-a-days. located only two minutes from we. didn't have scraggly teeth and get -Angel Wilkins, What is uncommon about Elmer UCF. made fun of or looked at? When Saline-Supporting Student PuBLISllER ...... Heissam Jebailcy ~- ··-~ ~ -... PRODUCOON MANAGBR ...... _____ ...... ______Brian Llnden .. central florida NEWS EDITOR ...... PanolI THE Becki UY ll:LIU \.11 I I I Assr. NEWs/OPINION EDn'OR ...... :Amy Pavuk C I ENrnRTAINMEl'il' EDITOR ...... Llsa Applegate L E A N E R- S SPORTS EDJTOR ...... 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CHRIS ZAPATIER moron who actually spent hard STAFF WRITER earned money on a "Billy Big Mouth Bass " Josh digs through Talk about an odd couple. the newspaper to find the sports Despite being diametrical section. Josh needs the radio to opposites, Josh and I have tell him what music he should remained the best of friends for be listening to and the idiot box the last eight years. We went to· to tell him what inane sitcoms high school together, worked he should be watching. Josh together fresh out of high relies on "Coming Attractions" school and moved to Central trailers, big budgets and big Florida to pursue post-sec name stars to determine what ondary education together. movies he will see because Josh Recently, during the course of a doesn't like cinema with a mes casual conversation I sage - in fact, Josh doesn't care announced my intention to for any media that is not for the learn conversational Italian. purpose of entertainment. Josh 1osh immediately besmirched couldn't make time to vote in my resolution because he the last election. Josh has never couldn't see how it would traveled beyond the borders of improve my current station in the United States and doesn't life or my net worth. I rebutted care to. Josh is. an average, ordi Free soda w/ purchase of that unlike him, I ain not a slave nary everyday American. to materialism, not much of a In my opinion, Josh repre lunch Special! 11am-2:30pm M·F subscriber to conventional stan sents what is wrong with dards of happiness and fulfill America at the most fundamen Enjoy aCoke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Lemonade, Mr. Pibb, ment and that I sometimes did tal level. Josh is not stupid, just . things solely to ..expand my simple. Josh is certain that his Birch Root Beer or aFresh Brewed Lipton Tea mind and enrich my life. Josh life would be so much easier if again responded with some he just had more money, a bet 1 acerbic remark about why he ter body, or any of the other So come visit Certified Loco's Pub &Grill! · has a more prestigious and things that society considers more lucrative job than I do and panaceas. Josh envies athletes, Home of the Famous Buffalo Chicken Sandwich ~Ji.' why that would always be the entertainers and other promi case. While most people would nent figures who have amassed find his comments insulting, I a fortune doing what they love Phone 282-1900 • Fax 282-1905 • In the UCF Student Union found them incredibly amusing, but doesn't respect the dream as they were so within the con ers who are making the same text of his character. It only sacrifices to achieve their goals. ------confirmed what I have long sus Josh genuinely seems conten~ pected, that despite how long living in obscurity, just "getting 0 PPL1c· ~I FEE! I we have been close friends Josh by," unconcerned with the tick I does still does not understand ing away of his numbered days I a ing Tiiis/ me anymore than I understand and the insignificance of his I him. past, present and future. Josh is Josh represents everything blissfully on his way to realiz ·---~------~ in modern middle-class society ing my worst fear, dying anony that I have contempt for: Josh is mous. I am so-grateful that men She Ate My the archetypal Middle like Jesus Christ, Martin Luther Fo~! American who will soon find King, Thomas Payne, Mahatma himself an eternally indentured Gandhi and Simon Bolivar did servant with a perpetual mort not embrace the status quo and gage, 2.5 children, and a gross resign themselves to irrele ly overweight wife. Josh repre vance in a world where there is • d Won't Go Home! sents the consummate con · so much wrong that needs to be Mer Boyfraen sumer, the kind of suburban made right. I . ./Me ,,uon't Do The Dishes! Making your. vote ·count Last week we asked you online: "Have you ever taken courses at Valencia or Seminole Community College because you couldn't get into classes at UCF?" and this is what you had to say. , , ·Ready For·the Real World? REAL APART ENTS.! 407-282-7333 Back in 1989, Nintendo introduced a product that revo that of the Super Nintendo. However, after playing games including Mario Advance, F-Zero and Rayman. lutionized the entertainment industry. This item was the that appear on both systems, such as F-Zero, one can see Additionally, Sega is also launching a game for the system, original Game Boy, a small portable video game machine that the Advance's graphics are much better. In the sound entitled ChuChu Rocket! (your guess is as good as mine). that played department, Of the games on hand.• my personal favorite was Mano black and white Game Boy Advance. It was basically Super Mario Bros. 2 with games. Soon the Game BOV: The Next Generation Advance's audio improved graphics and options. While this may at first ~ Game Boy was DAVID TAYLOR is fabulous. The sound like a dubious product to purchase, taking into everywhere, STAFF WRITER original Game account that it was one of my favorite games as a kid, and from the jungle Boy days of that my old NES has seen better days, it is a definite must gyms of America's schools to the inside of airplanes, inter "bleeps" are over. Many of the new system's games feature have on my list. The most graphically impressive game was fering with navigational systems across the globe. Children orchestrated music, sound that is crisp and full on the con Rayman, which looks about as good as it did on the original without the novelty were scorned and beaten on a daily sole. The new Castlevania game was a clear example of this. Playstation. The four-player game on hand, Mario Kart, basis. Well, at least I was. Over the years the Game Boy has Living up to tradition, Nintendo is also including sever played flawlessly with no slowdown whatsoever. The lag of • slowly evolved, decreasing in size and eventually acquiring al accessories to enhance the game play of the Game Boy Nintendo 64 four player games like Goldeneye is not pre the ability to play color games. This year Nintendo is yet Advance. One of the most notable is the four-player adap sent on this system. To round out the line-up there were again raising the Game Boy to the next level with their new tor. With certain games players can link up the Game Boys favorites such as Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2, and the previ system: Game Boy Advance. and participate in four player battles. Even more unique is ously mentioned Castlevania game, which had the most After hearing about this system most people will impressive sound of them all. It must be noted that both be skeptical. After all, just over three years ago Castlevania and Mario Kart were essentially demos, which Nintendo put out the Game Boy Color. With this in means that they will not ·be available on the June 11 launch mind, many consumers will be unwilling to dish out date. Never fear though, for even though there ar~ only fif more dead presidents to buy a totally new system. I teen Game Boy Advance titles, all games evermade for the shared this feeling as well, that is until I had the Game Boy and Game Boy Color systems will also work opportunity to play this system myself. Simply put, with the Advance. the Game Boy Advance is unlike anything the For all the great aspects of this system, there should be a majority of the public has ever seen. dark side. However, with all honesty, I had no complaints. " At first glance, the system is slightly smaller than Coming from anyone else this is no surprise, but I am a cyn the Game Boy Color. While this fact alone is hardly ical bastard by nature and that makes it even more notewor a selling point, when combined with its unique thy. The Game Boy Advance is fantastic. Nintendo has real- > app~arance the Game Boy Advance's dominance is ly outdone itself with this new piece of hardware. It has clear. The system is set up similar to Sega's old great graphics, sound and from the games I played, awe hand.held, the Game Gear. In other words, the Game some game play. The system is going to be.released on June Boy Advance is longer horizontally than vertically, 11 in the U.S. with the fifteen games. The system itself costs the opposite of past Game Boys. Also, there are more but that not all players have to possess the game in order to par around $100, while the games range anywhere from $30 to tons on the Game Boy Advance. The standard directional ticipate in such an environment. One Game Boy can be run $40 a pop. Also: the system runs on two AA batteries, last pad is present. as well as the two A and B buttons. but there ning a single copy of say. Mario Kart, while the other three ing about 15 hours of playing time (compared with the 10 are also two buttons at the top of the system, the L and R play off that one cartridge. In this way, not all the players hours of the Game Boy Color, another improvement). There buttons. Anyone familiar with the old Super N'intendo, have to lay down money and buy a copy. Another cool fea wilJ also be an AC Adaptor available for purchase, sold sep Nintendo 64 or Playstation controller designs will be able to ture is that the Game Boy Advance will be able to plug into arately from the system. Also worth noting is that the sys immediately recognize the control features of the Game Nintendo's upcoming home console the Gamecube. This tem comes in three different colors at launch, each with a Boy Advance. ability opens the gates for a variety of options. fancy name. They are Glacier (translucent blue), Arctic The area where the Game Boy Advance really excels While hardware is certainly impressive, it is the games (white, duh) and Indigo (violet). above previous incarnations is its graphics and sound capa that will make or break the Game Boy Advance. However, With all this in mind, from the system's design all the bilities. The screen is 2.9", roughly 50 percent larger than considering the quality of the games that I had the opportu way to the games, Game Boy Advance is destined for great that of the Game Boy Color. The graphics on such a screen nity to play, the console should have no problem finding an ness. It gets my seal of approval, which only the movie - ~ are breathtaking for such a small system. Immediately one audience. All the games had superior graphics and thrilling Army of Darkness has received in the past. Yes, the Game can draw comparisons between the Advance's graphics and game play. There will be fifteen titles available at launch, Boy Advance is on that level of greatness. group as soon as he is feeling up to it. The R&B group HARD "JAMZ" LIVE also announced they will be releasing a new album by JASON KOKOTOFF the erid of the year. STAFF WRITER Keith Sweat followed the "Boyz" with all his popu lar old-school hits, and Ja Rule set the crowd on fire The patrons enjoying dinner at Hard Rock Live with "Put it on me" as they held up their "Rule 3:36," f Thursday night must have noticed the walls trembling reterring to the artists latest album title. even more than usual as Boyz II Men, Keith Sweat, Ja The most impressivy performance however, may Rule and Joe blew the doors off the place at the 102 have been the last of the night. Joe blasted onto the stage Jamz 13th Anniversary Bash. .. with a live band and background dancers as he began Boyz II Men was easily the most desired act of the and ended his set with different versions of his hit, night as the sold-out crowd gave the group the most "Stutter." spirited reaction. There was some confusion however, At the end of the night it was hard to find an unsatis when the usual quartet came onto the stage as a trio. fied customer. 102 Jamz put on a really great show with After a couple of numbers, Shawn Stockman announced high quality artists, and the Hard Rock Live venue to the crowd that Michael McCary, the tall ·baritone of seemed to fit the show perfectly with its large, yet still the group, was not able to make the trip to Orlando due very personable concert hall. to his ongoing battle with scoliosis. 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But because of its reverse chronology, noth CF' ing in this film is archetypal in terms of motive. Take for KRISTOFER KAY Leonard's invariable quest in killing John G. Even if he STAFF WRITER overcomes his detriments and silences his adversary, how will he find closure in doing so if he can't remember the As it warrants, you'll be forced into asking yourself a to take notes (mostly mental but a pen wouldn't hurt act of murdering? You will undoubtedly be provoked to lot of questions once you leave Memento. The who, what either) to help better explain the mysterious case of ask yourself this question afong with others like, "Why .. and where will come and go along with the retraces and Leonard Shelby (Guy Pearce) and his deceased wife. An did the killer decide to leave a living witness," and "How the theories as to why this happened or how come that insurance investigator before his wife's rape and murder, come everyone seems to have an ulterior plan in helping came to pass. And once you think you've figured the Leonard has vowed to avenge his beloved by tracking poor Lenny? By the first ten minutes into the film we're whole thing out and down the man responsible, a man only shown the result to the most obvious question, but what you've already come to known as "John G." Leonard's main we sit through to decoct is "What does all of it mean?" exercise the inner-cine obstacle in finding the otherwise revenant Director Christopher Nolan's brilliantly labyrinthine matic Sherlock found killer is his new handi screenplay is from his deep within. the only cap of losing his short brother, ·Jonathan's short question left to answer is: term memory, a debility story of the same name. When have I seen a noir known as "anterior grade Did their mother only feed that good? The U suai memory loss," due to his them Intelligent Flakes for Suspects? Close. The near-fatal first confronta breakfast growing up? The Spanish Prisoner? That tion with John G. With intricacies and building would be stretching it. the inability to remember ridges of thought-about Maybe we could look at Blood Simple although, why real what took place only hours previous, circumstance found in ly? Both films are to be placed in the same genre but are Leonard's best tools in his quest are the Memento are so fresh to about as alike as night and day. In fact, the strongest scattered Polaroid's he uses· to confirm the eyes that the otherwise attribute found in Christopher Nolan's near masterwork is the facts and the information supplied to simple comparison to that it cannot be directly linked or compared to any other him by a bartender, named Natalie (the beautiful fatale, older, less-baffling noirs is harder to come up with than film-ever. Go ahead and try to name another film with a Carrie-Ann Moss), the cryptic tattoos found on his body, trying to explain its jigsaw puzzle construction. Pace and complete backward narrative and a nececsiant compulsion and an unaccountable police detective (Joe Pantoliano). Suspense are both in whirling dervish mode no matter to demand its audiences' utter concentration. Friends, as they may what the direction of the film might be headed in. Recent - Well? Didn't think so. Hooray for originali seem, although each pictures with a psychological edge to their credit rarely ty. time they interface the intensify the need to perpetuate analyzation the way From the shroud of almost dogmatic conversation sounds as Memento does upon fast viewing. It is primarily ideolog uniqueness that surrounds Meme.nto, it has a if two strangers are ical, while at same time entertaining to no end. Found manipulative quality that turns the other meeting for the first from its components, Memento completes its purpose in wise passive viewer into arm-cushion detec time. The taken for setting out to be a truly fantastic murder-mystery. As wit tive. 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Her powerful photographic images have garnered Angela many exhibits )) People touching lives through information. " ~~,,, Information touching lives through people. May 23, 2001 • www.UCF[uture.com CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE • 13 -Q&A with men's golfroach Brian Craig- Craig has high expectations for next season JOE MANZO anybody played above my that. He did it in spring an ended this point in their careers, fitness and strength, not just car STAFF WRITER expectations I had for them. I up being a solid contributor for Andreas is a little more accom diovascular, but also strength think we had a few guys play us, and so I was proud of the plished then [Francen] is. Both training. The UCF men's golf pro pretty close fact that he bounced b~ck. I do are very accomplished and both gram had one of the youngest to my know that Ben is capable of have a chance to start right off Q: What are your expecta teams in the country this year, expecta playing better golf, and I'm sure the bat, so we look for them to tions for next year? and finished second in the Trans tions. he will next year. do that. America Athletic Conference [Freshmen] A: Next year I have big tournament. Central Florida Andy Hollis Q: Did you sign any new Q: Do you put your team on expectations. We had the Future staff writer Joe Manzo and Kevin freshmen for next year? a specific off-season program? youngest team this year proba sat down with Coach Brian Kahle would bly in all of Division I golf. We Craig for a season-ending inter be the two A: Yeah, we have two guys A: Everything over the started four freshmen and a view. that would coming in from Sweden; a guy summer is voluntar}'. For the sophomore, which is unheard come to named Andreas Hogberg and a guys that are in town, we only of. Next year, these guys will be Q: Did the men's golf team mind, but I Craig guy named Jonathan Frencen, have for guys that are in town, I so much more mature, so much do as well as you expected this don't think and right now those are the only told them that Nate Peoples. our more seasoned. They '11 know season? anybody played above my two new guys we have coming strength coordinator, wants to what to expect. They'll know expectations or their own expec in. They're both coming in off meet with them and help them the level of play that we need to A: No, I think that my tations, to be honest with you. the Swedish Junior National work out this summer. So I think accomplish our goals, so I think expectations were definitely Team. We're still actively trying out of the four, at least two or that next year, if the two incom higher. We had a couple acade Q: Which players, if any, to find one more player to bring three of them will get after it ing freshmen that we have can mic casualties, two guys that played significantly below your in for next fall. pretty hard in the weight room come in and adjust quickly and would have definitely been in expectations? not that we have a down time. make an impact, we have a the top five, and that hurt our Q: What impact will they It's a good time to get better, so chance to qualify for the NCAA team's performance as a whole. A: [Sophomore] Ben have? I certainly expect that to hap Regional and to win our conf~r I think our spring performance Osbrach. He had a really tough pen. ence, which are our two primary was at least reasonable and our fall, played very much below A: It's a big adjustment goals. Then we'll see if we are conference performance was at what he's capable of. He coming here from a different Q: Does lifting weights good enough to make it through least reasonable, but overall, it bounced back and in the spring - country, but I do believe that help in golf? regional to the actual NCAA was a little disappointing. he played at le_ast pretty good. [Hogbrerg] will be very much Tournament. We' 11 still be very He's capable of much better and an impact player. He has the tal A: Yeah, as long as you do young again next year, but I Q: Which players, if any, he knows that, but 1 was proud ent to step in and play, hopeful the right things, stay flexible know we have the talent to do it. played above your expecta of him because in the fall he ly in the top three right off the and stretch. If you don't overdo I think it'll just be a much better tions? really had a slump, and anybody bat. [Francen] also has the it, then _yeah, absolutely. The year ne?Ct year. 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If the Golden Knights team in a best two-out-of-three the junior Busbin, who played at a number of disappointing teams get matched up with a weaker No. series. With Pope and Arnold perennial contender Georgia Tech since then. To .go to the College 4 seed in their regional, Bergman going back-to-back in that situa before transferring to DCF. In the World Series would create a level can throw a weaker starting pitcher tion, UCF can beat anybody. College World Series, an eight of enthusiasm never reached (Brad Busbin, Paul Lubrano or Wmning the Super Regional team, double elimination tourna before at UCF. And though many Burt Clark) in the first game and would put the Golden Knights in ment, the school the wins is usual skeptics may not believe it, going save Pope and Arnold for the the College World Series for the ly the school that has the deepest to Omaha isn't just chasing wind- PHOTO BY JOE KALIETA regional-clinching games. Given first time. pitching staff. That will be the . mills. The Golden Knights really Justin Cerrato probably won't what has happened recently, the After that, who knows? To Golden Knights' biggest hurdle. have a shot. start any more games this season. left-handed Clark, who gave up win the whole thing, UCF must get For UCF fans, winning a Really. Numbers don't lie: UCF baseball having great season KRISTY SHONKA a .971 fielding percentage. 2()(X), which ended on Feb. 18. While only two UCF players the tournament roster are 'transfers. STAFF WRITER UCF players were tops in the Mike Myers set a UCF record with were named to the TAAC Bergman gives credit to his assis conference in seven individual cat a 26-game hitting streak that was Preseason Team, the Golden tant coaches for bringing all the This season the UCF baseball egories. Justin Pope had a 1.34 broken in the TAAC Knights placed four players on the players together. ·team has done almost everything ERA and 139 strikeouts, Jeremy Championship game. All-Conference First Team, two on "A lot of that has to do with right. Kurella had 80 'hits, · Chad UCF pitchers won six of the the Second Team, and one ori the · the coaches," he said. "The assis The Golden Knights won the Ehrnsberger scored 57 runs, 61 11 TAAC Pitcher-of-the-Week All-Freshman Team. Head coach tant coaches did a great job work regular season Trans America ·RBI, and 16 howe runs, and Mike awards. Jason Arnold won it{or the Jay Bergman claimed Coach-of ing with them. They were._,people Athletic Conference title, the Fox had 24 doubles all to lead the week of Feb. 5, Brad Busbin the-Year awards. Pope was Player who came here for a purpose and TAAC T~urnament Championship TAAC. claimed it for the week of Feb. 12 of-the-Year and joining him on the their purpose was to go to the and achieved its highest national · Pope set a team and confer and Pope won the award three first team were Arnold, College World Series." ranking at eighth in Baseball -ence record with 38.1 consecutive times (2/26, 3/12, 3/19) while also Ehrnsberger and Kurella. On the Going into the NCAA America's poll. scoreless inniiigs. The ace also picking up the Collegiate Baseball second team were Jeremy Frost Regional as a No. 1 seed is a step UCF finished the regular sea became the career leader in the National Pitcher-of-the Week and Fox and pitcher Paul Lubrano toward that mutual goal. If things son leading the TAAC in team bat TAAC in strikeouts (310), wins in honor twice. Ehrnsberger picked made the All-Freshman list. go as expected in the regional, ting, team pitching and team field a season (13), and career wins (29). up the-TAAC Player-of-the-Week What makes these accom Bergman said not to rule out the ... ing. As a team, the Golden Knights Kurella had a 22-game hitting honor twice (4/9, 5/14) for the plishments even more impressive possibility of UCF hosting a Super hit .333, had a 3.33 ERA, and had streak dating back to April 29, Golden Knights. is that 12 of UCF's 25 players on Regional. ' CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE • lS Clark's pitching leads UCF to win in ch~mpionship game FROM PAGE 16 iwo runs with IO runs, five doubles and scored. three RBI. dugout. Nobody panicked. UCF took "It's great," he said. "It's an Nobody screamed and hollered. the high road award for an individual, but it's • We just said let's get ready to play to the champi definitely a team win. I've got to and go out and play and that's a onship game, thank all the other 24 players on good sign to a good team." beating Troy the team because without them I Freshman Btµt Clark, who State on wouldn't be getting this award." hadn't st.arted a game in nearly Wednesday, UCF had eight players on the two months, earned the win for Campbell on All-Tournament team. With Clark .,. the Golden Knights throwing Thursday, and Kurella were Clark, Myers, Von eight innings, yielding six hits, Florida Atlantic on Friday, thanks Stertzbach, Jason Arnold, Justin two runs and four walks, while to a 10th inning, walk-off home Pope, Mike Fox, and Chad striking out four. run from Myers. Ehrnsberger. Four Dolphins Bergman was impressed by JU beat Campbell rounded out the team. They were his freshman's performance. Wednesday, but fell to FAU on Chad Oliva, B.J. Weed, Chris "He got back into a little Thursday, 7-3. The Dolphins beat Reier, and Phil Nover. • groove and he's a very competi Troy St_ate Friday afternoon keep The Championship gave tive youngster," he said. "He's got ing them alive to play FAU again UCF an automatic bid a NCAA a good future." Friday night. Brian Williams Regional, but more importantly it Pat Sitkins took the loss for pitched a complete game for the virtually assured the Golden the Dolphins. He gave up six runs, Dolphins, giving them a 12-5 vic Knights the No. I seed at a three earned, on five hits and tory and the right to play UCF for Regional. seven walks. the championship. DH Andy Johnson went 6- Jeremy Kurella was the tour For more UCF Baseball coverage PHOTO BY JoE KALIETA for-9 for the Golden Knights in nament MVP. The UCF shortstop logon to UCFfuture.com. Up to Freshman Paul Lubrano struggled in the TAAC Tournament, but could be the two games with four RBI and went 13-for-20 for the tournament date stories, schedules and more. starting an important ga•e in the NCAA Regional. Senior transfer st Folks. MVPofTAAC Tournament 2Weeks 0 t FROM PAGE 16 something I've been happy about." · Spacious 4-bedroom furnished residences • Individual leases • Roommate matching Along with his performance in the championship, Kurella helped UCF clinch first place in the But You Coit Afford iverwind TAAC in a series sweep of Stetson. apartments He went 8-for-13 in the series and R recorded at .. Resort·S~e Livin; · at Ala/u:yi 7Yuil least two hits "My mom's and one RBI in been at All Year 1on;r each of the everyone of Riverwind - as low as $445/Month three games. 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"I think everybody's main objective is to get to Offiaha and play in the College Wodd$eries." ~____..l\( ::"~ f!J With his MVPperfo0nance in the TAAC Championsh;p, Kurella I I -- has helped the Goiden' Knigfus get Call Today! These leases go fast every y11ar that much closer to their goal of Omaha I _J www.UCFfuture.com • May 23, 2001 ,, THE FUTU Korella makes impact in only se~on at UCF STAFF WRITER Omaha a real possibility for UCF baseball Wait a second. Is this really possible? Does UCF really have a legitimate shot at a National Championship in a Division-I sport? Really? PHOTO BY ADAM SHIVER UCF? Jeremy Kurella went 13-for-20 in This is the school, after all, the TAAC Tournament, raising his that most major media outlets call season batting average to .403. Central Florida, despite the athletic department's repeated requests to KRISTY SHONKA be called UCF. This is the school, STAFF WRITER after all, that has to fight to get cov erage from even the most local of Jeremy Kurella picked up right publications. ) where he left off when he trans None of that has mattered, ferred to UCF from Northwestern however, to the eighth-ranked University. Golden Knight baseball team this The senior shortstop was a year. UCF has dominated oppo back-to-back first team All-Big Ten nents en route to a 49-12 record, selection at Northwestern and fol TAAC regular-season and tourna lowed that up with a first team All ment titles and two sweeps of Top- Trans America Athletic Conference 10 teams. A No. 1 seed in an selection. NCAA Regional is likely to be The award came as a sur forthcoming, giving the Golden prise to Kurella. Knights their best chance of reach "I didn't expect it," he said. ing the Super Regionals and "I came in here and I didn't think I College World Series. ·was going to get it because people But does UCF really have a have been here three or four years. I chance? Really? just came in here and tried to play The answer to that question is and fill my roL and I got honored an emphatic "yes." Coach Jay by getting the award. It was very Bergman, who owns 969 career nice." wins, now has what is likely his Even if it was unexpected, it best chance ever to reach the hal was certainly earned. Kurella ended lowed ground that is Omaha, the regular season hitting .379, with Nebraska, the site of the College 49 runs, 80 hits, 10 doubles, and 44 World Series. The Golden Knights RBI. His batting average led the came close to advancing past the team and was fifth in the TAAC. He NCAA Regional last year, but led the TAAC in hits. could not get the one win they In the TAAC Championship needed against Florida State. Tournament, Kurella showed how This year is a different story. good he could be. He went 8-for-9 In Justin Pope in the first two games of the tourna (14-1, 1.34 ment and finished 13-for-20, batting ERA) and .650 and raising his season average Jason Arnold to .403. Kurella scored 10 runs, hit (13-2, 1.84), five doubles and had three RBis in UCF has one five games for the Golden Knights. of the best 1-2 His performance earned him tour starting pitch nament MVP. ing combina "I saw the ball pretty good," tions in the Kurella said. "I just tried to make nation, com- Pope solid contact and just do the best parable to that I can and that got some results." Southern California's Mark Prior The preseason Collegiate and Rik Currier. As a team, the Baseball third-team All-American Golden Knights are hitting .335 was a little shoe~ by his strong and have an ERA of 3.27, both of finish. which rank near the best in the "It was very swprisi.Qg because country. UCF's hitting and pitch in the last couple of years I've kind ing compares favorably with just of faded off towards the end, but about anybody. The Golden ., this year I was able to keep my Knights do have a realistic chance. strength and keep my swing and Every run to a championship actually get better towards the end has an ideal scenario, however, and of the year," Kurella said. ''That's this one is no different. The easiest SENIOR, Page 15 PITCHING, Page 14 l