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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

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ment explaining the text of communism, on paper mE./ilENTCJ: Memento seems all too easy: a revenge flick pitting an average man against enormous odds in order to find CCJ~NE~& redemption. 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. It is more of a research project for cin­ granted luxury of basic nesses, we eventually end up at the beginning of ematic anthropologists than a typical trust is impossible for Leonard's journey. But it is only until then that we are Saturday night whodunit. For those who Leonard given the time to try and put the pieces back together, dis­ decide to take the case, they will be forced Kind of like the argu- cuss and consider. ~------~---~ I I ,. I I I .-.. I I I I I I Call 407-851-3800 I www.troJ?icalford.com I 1..------~------1 TROPICAL FORD, INC. Expires: July 31st, 2001 I I 9900 S. Orange Blossom Trail I Orludo, FL 32837 I I (407) ss1-380o. I I~~~ UCF STUDENTS & ALUMNI $900.00* I :NINE HUNDRED AND 00/100 , OFF! :

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-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. I really believe who's ever played golf knows chance to be an impact player, better players on the PGA Tour that and I know the guys believe A: Well, I really don't think how tough it is to overcome and certainly contribute a lot. At these days are all into physical that as well.

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FRoMPAGE 16 just two ru:Ils in eight innings in the better pitching from its third starter. national championship is the Man TAAC Championship game, might Busbin and Lubrano have not of La Mancha's "Impossible road to Omaha hinges on getting a be the best option . . pitched well of late, leaving the Dream." The Golden Knight faith­ #1 seed in a regional. This is If the team can get past the inexperienced Clark as the most ful received a shot of success with almost certainly going to happen, NCAA Regional, it will advance to successful of the three. It is likely the football team's victory over so the next step has to do with the Super Regionals, playing one that Bergman will give the nod to Alabama, but has suffered through matchups. 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.

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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. UCF my games Boardwalh - a.s low as $455/Month Coach Jay almost this Bergman + Large pool with spacious sun deck attributed year and Kurella's that's one of & heated whirlpool spa strong finish to a week off due the reasons + Fitness center with T.V. to a death in I came the family. home, so I + Clubhouse with large-screen T.V. "I think physically that could play + Movie theater & game room (Riverwind) Back& enabled him to in front t ... Front Doors! .D regain some + Basketball & sand volleyball (Boardwalk) Q .. strength dur­ of [my .. ing that time," family]." + Computer center with high-speed Internet lloorplon&bn>chnCl2000-~ldAloloyaTrll Q he said. "He's a gamer." .....-==:.3 · electric, water, sewer, Kurella, -Jeremy • BoarOwalk • cable TV, local telephone* & high· who's from Kurella, UCF Dunedin, Fla., Shortstop apa-rtments speed Internet* in.all bedrooms!· said that one ----­ at Alafaya Trail of the main reasons he transferred Fully equipped kitchen & laundry room • to UCF was to be closer to home. "My mom's been at every one + Luxurious fully-furnished living room, of my games almost this year and dining room and bedrooms that's one of the reasons I came · home, so I could play in front of 1 (my family)," he said. E + 4 Large bedrooms, 4 private full baths Even from the beginning of + Dead-bolt locks on bedroom doors the year, Kurella had his eye.on the ultimate goal. .. + Alarm system & gated access "I want to help this~ get to where it's never been~"' said Kurella. "I think everybody's main objective is to get to Offiaha and play in the College Wodd$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

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