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Recommended Citation "Central Florida Future, Vol. 29 No. 21, November 5, 1996" (1996). Central Florida Future. 1402. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture/1402 Central Florid • VoL. 29 •No. 21 SERVING THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA SINCE 1968 Nov. 5, 1996 Students encouraged to rock the vote and be heard INSIDE by RYAN ANDERSON commonplace in American poli and MELISSA VAZQUEZ tics, many voters have become dis News editor, staff writer illusioned with the whole demo • 9'{gws cratic voting process. Campus Chat Like two prize fighters go Despite what many experts ing into the last round bloodied have viewed as a lackluster elec Room and bruised, the Clinton/Gore and tion season, the potential is great pg. 3 Dole/Kemp tickets are awaiting for a large voter turnout at the polls today. Who should win the the final bell in this election sea • son. · "Never before in Florida's presidential election? Both sides enter the day still history have so many citizens been swinging and slinging for votes, registered to vote on election day. in a campaign highlighted by char While many are predicting that this • .'teatures acter assault and questions about election wil1 mark a low point in Video Rewind stands on issues. voter turnout for Florida, I am more In the end, there can be only optimistic. I believe in Florida vot pg.10 one champion. One team will find ers and am confident that they will themselves residing in Washing turn out in record numbers," Florida ton come January. The other will SecretaryofStateSandraMortham only have thoughts of what went said. College students are often wrong, and massive campaign 'llete/IOILIAU debt. seen as indifferent and too lazy to The College Ogmocrats and College Republicans faced off Wiji all the political mud care about what is going on in their in a debate concerning the presidential elections and each slinging, backstabbing and char candidate's platform. Pi Sigma Alpha, the political science acter assault which have become see ELECTION, page 3 honor societ, sponsored the debate. Ammendments to clean up Leslie Neilson has a habit of showing up in Everglades appear on ballot the strangest places. by OMAR DAJANI " Neilson's latest release Staff writer Constitutional------is Spy Hard. There's no disagreement ammandments Images of that the Florida Everglades is be • . ing polluted and choked by sugar tend ta get Homecoming farming and urban sprawl. But there is disagreement as to who is very low voter pg. 11 responsible and on how to a11ocate _ turnout Some of The Future's blame. ' favorite moments from Save Our Everglades, an Terri Susan Fine, UCF Orlando-based group that has Homecoming '96. polltlcal science placed on the ballot an amend associate______professor ,, ment that would levy a 1-cent-per pound tax on sugar production, Sports believes that companies profiting observers fear as the breakdown from sugar farming should pay for of representative government and Homecoming Feast the clean-up since they pollute the the emergence of soundbite poli- most. tics. pg.12 TheAllianceofSugarFarm ."We're evolving to a condi ers agrees they are partly to blame, tion of government by plebiscite but point to urban growth in South [direct voting] which is symptom Florida as a major culprit. They atic of a decay of the democratic strongly oppose the Everglades process," said Neil S. Crispo, se Restoration Act that would co11ect nior vice president for research $900 million from their profits and operations for the watchdog over 25 years. group Florida TaxWatch. "That's Lost in the arguments and counterarguments is what many see AMMENDMENTS, page 2
The Golden Knights Victim Advocates reach out to viclims·who call trounced the Illinois by MICHELLE ABRAM Victim Services provides Victim spond to the scene of a crime when the Victim Advocates. They can State Redbirds 42-15 Staff writer Advocates who are available to needed or at the request of a law also assist you in filing for finan cial reimbursement when appli for a Homecoming 1996 assist any member of the UCF enforcement officer. A Victim One in four college women Advocate can help victims under cable. romp. Also, Charlie community when they, or some has been the victim of rape or one they know, has become a vic stand their rights and options as a Speakers from Victim Ser Pierce broke Franco attempted rape since age 14. tim of a crime. victim under the Florida law. They vices are available for presenta Grilla's record of 285 75%of perpetrators and 55% "It's not uncommon for a can provide transportation to court tions on various subjects such as career points scored of victims were drinking at the victim, following a victimization appearances or medical appoint acquaintance rape in the col1ege environmentordating violence and becoming UCF's All time of the rape. of some kind, to go into a crisis," ments and assist with victim's Domestic violence is the housing needs. abuse. Time leading scorer. said Victim Services Coordinator, leading cause of injury to women Mary Ann McCunn, "There are a Kim Williams, a Victim 49 percent of the cases re between the ages of 15 and 44. broad range of emotions a victim Advocate, said, "I assist victims ported to Victim Services in 1995 .. Weapons are used in 30 per may feel." - to court at least once a week. Vic were a type of relationship abuse. Three types of relationship Intbismue: cent of domestic violence inci The Victim Advocate's ser tim Advocates are allowed to ac dents. vices include crisis intervention, company victims into the court abuse include, but are not limited News 1-3 Victims of crime can find emotional support and practical room." to, battery, assault and stalking. Battery, the act of intention- C~ifieds 4-S help at UCF. The Victim Services assistance, information and refer Information and referrals to Program at UCF plays an impor social service agencies on and off 02inioo 6-7 ral, and education services. tant role as a part of the UCFPD. A Victim Advocate will re- campus are gladly provided by see ADVOCATES, page 2 Features 8-10 Visit the Central Florida Future in cyberspace athttp://www.gdi.net/ cff/ cff.html Sports 11-12 • 2 ° Nov. 5, 1996 • The Central Florida Future .. Homecoming wraps up in royal fashion The Greek Column • by JENNIFER LINDSTROM Tailgating parties and an trayed the "Sounds of Motown" Asst. news editor awards ceremony took place at in honor of Homecoming, as the Tinker Field prior to the game. dance team, flag corp and baton Greeks show school spirit On Saturday, Nov. 2, UCF Then it was off to the Citrus Bowl twirlers performed. Haltime cul students, parents, alumni and dedi where the Homecoming atmo minated with the announcement during Homecoming '96 cated fans came to watch the an sphere could be felt all the way of the 1996 Homecoming King by MELANIE RIVERA Twister at the Reflection pond, nual UCF homecoming parade at back to the UCF campus. • and Queen: Josh Brown and Ali comedians, Games on the Green, Church Street in Downtown Or The battle to defeat the Illi Greek columnist Rivera, both Radio/Television and a concert with Dishwalla, hmdo. nois State University Redbirds majors, the Knights truly had Homecoming is a much Stabbing Westward and The Re Black and Gold streams of took place with the help of student something to toast. anticipated part of the fall. freshments, just to name a few. enthusiasm shook the pavement cheering, singing and dancing. With the roar of the crowd, For Greeks, clubs, and or Some of these events included a as the line of floats, band mem One big family of great memories and new friend ganizations it mean:; pulling to sign in for spirit points. bers, cheerleaders and radiant stu KNIGHTS came together-as one ships were created for all those gether to organize skits and build Of course the purpose of • dents displayed their school spirit to celebrate what had been an en students who showed their black floats. This year's theme was all UCF Homecoming activities in the "Big City Knights" home tire week of festivities. and gold pride. Homecoming "Big City Nights." Greeks chose is to promote UCF spirit. There coming parade theme. During the halftime show week was quite the gala occasion themes ranging from Metropolis is always one group that shows The parade was only the the '96 Marching Band as well as and success for all of it's "Big to Las Vegas. Their task was to outstanding spirit in accordance first of ceremonies for the day. the "Mighty Alumni Band" por- City Knights." incorporate school spirit within with the rules. their theme. This year, Sigma Phi Ep • In addition to skits and silon and Alpha Delta Pi won Abuse victims are not alone floats, Greeks were expected to first place overall for Greeks for from ADVOCATES, page 1 has been a victim of a crime." a Victim Advocate can be reached complete service ·hours for showing the most UCF spirit. Anyone involved in any kind by calling 823-2425 or 823-6069. points. They also raised money This is the second year Alpha ally touching or striking another of relationship has certain rights. · The Victim Services office is lo for. Trick or Treat on Greek Delta Pi won first place at Home person against their will or inten Some of those ri'ghts include the cated at the UCFPD headquarters. Street. coming. tionally causing bodily harm to right to say no, to not be sexually After hours, call the UCFPD Com The Campus Activities Second place went to • that person, was the leading type abused, to end the relationship, to munications Center at 823-5555 Board (CAB) planned many Lambda Chi Alpha and Alpha of relationship abuse. take legal action against the abuser, and a Victim Advocate will be events for the student body dur Xi Delta. Third place went to Assault is an intentional, un and to even feel safe. notified to contact you. All you ing Homecoming week. There Delta. Upsilon and Delta lawful threat by word or act to do Some signs of abuse are: have to Jeave is a phone number was a showing of the movie Gamma. violence to a per~on, coupled with •If a person is harmed in any where you can be reached so that a an apparent ability to do so, and way by someone else, whether it Victim Advocate may return your some act which creates a well be a hit, bite, strangle, scratch, call. founded fear that such violence is stab, burn or rape. Victims do not need to make imminent. Assault was the second •If a person you know tracks a police report to talk to a Victim • leading type of relationship abuse. all of your time, uses or threatens Advocate, although, filing a po fWSB\T Stalking occurs when any to use a weapon against you, forces lice report by.victims of a crime is person willfully, maliciously, and you to have sex against your will strongly encouraged. t repeatedly follows or harasses an or humiliates you in front of oth- "We will provide services other person. This was the third ers. whether or not the victim reports it leading type of relationship abuse Abuse is a crime, and a Vic to the police," said McCunn. reported to Victim Services in tim Advocate from Victim Ser Victim Services strongly 1995. vices is available to speak with urges those who have been a vic "We get at least two hun you about it 24 hours a day, 7 days tim of a crime to call or visit their • dred calls a month. Not all of them a week. "We come out here when office. Education Building been made for those who cµr- are victims of a crime," said ever we're called. It's important," A word of advice from Wil rently park in the closed lot. McCunn, "People call for several said Mccunn. liams: "If the first person you get parking lot to be closed During construction, reasons ... because a roommate, a Between the hours of 8 a.m. help from is not good enough, seek to make room for garage there will be available student ~ friend, or maybe a family member to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, help again until you are satisfied." Parking lot G-3, located to parking in lots located behind . . the north-east end of the Edu ca- the Education Building, to the ti on Building will be closed as of east of the Lake Claire Apart- • 6~00 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. ments, and the dirt lot near the I DVIPROVE YOUR READ_I_;;i 6, 1996 for the construction of Student Union. UCF's first parking structure. Faculty and staff parking .... This new facility is slated spots currently located in the to open in November 1997 and closed parking lot. will be relo- will house over 1,300 spaces. cated to the student lot behind ·I DOUBLE to Can You lead I Accommodations have the Education Building. • TRIPLE YOUR READING Readers Make Better Stu- Tilis in 1 Second? I I RATE IN 3 HOURS dents: Strange as it may Time yourself and t seem, slow reading doesn't START: Nearly 85% • .\/ LEARN FASTER, I improve comprehension. of what students Sugar tax would fund· EASIER by turning your Reading faster actually I hand into a speed reading rivets your attention Everglades cleanup .. machine. and the mind in- I from AllllENDllENTS, page 1 become gridlocked as a result of · '1 READ TEXT BOOKS twice . terprets mean- / I ' campaign contributions from Big as fast - novels, of course, ing quicker, bet- words 8 I why we're opposed to Amend- Sugar,"said Garcia. He feels that ' even faster. Learn the secret ter and easier. week to. read! Stop __ ment 4, not because of the sub- has left his group with only one to increase retention by 5 sec. I stance of the initiative but by vir- option, taking the issue directly to • times! At 600-800 wpm, you can tue of the fact that they are trying Lhe voters. finish a novel in a night or • An Easy Quick Way to impose a constitutionally-based "Big Sugar provides a lot of We know you 're busy I use the method to obtain far to Improve· GP A tax," he said. support to candidates for public I with too much to read. Charlene Stinard, visiting office, and once they become in- • That, s why we want to of- higher retention for precise • I professor at the UCF department cum bents, often times they will be fer you this opportunity. studying. Excellent for students and of political science and former supported by those same indus- Benefits are immediate: business I One Easy Lesson!. environmental lobbyist, is con- tries if they perform according to • 200 _ 300% by 3rd hr. I cerned that people might be their agenda," said Terri Susan 100"/o in first hour swayed by the glitzy advertising Fine, UCF associate professor of 65% in torty min. To REGISTER campaigns instead of looking at political science. ... I 30% in first ten min. Thursday Nov. 14 by Visa or MC call I the pros and cons of the issue. "Constitutional amend- at 3:30 to 6:30pm (407) 856-6526 Such major policy should ments tend to get a very low turn- out," said Fine. She feels this is ••~~~* or 7 - 1O PM or mail check to "be filtered through the delibera- .. I tive process so that whims and because text-based initiatives and PHOENIX LITERARY SOCIETY INC. Main Campus or South I passions of the moment aren't en- referenda don't get much voter r-; rn~n'NcnoN wrrn Center UCF South Center acted into law, and more problem- participation. "So the result is you .. ILsrn~HORLANDOCENTER 9 730~r~;o~~~n~~ ~rive I atically, into the constitution," have the wrong people making a 8 Stinard said. decision in the wrong way and too "We tried," said Joe Garcia, few of them making it," continued spokesman for Save the Ever- Fine. • glades. "The political process has If the latest Mason/Dixon • The Central Florida Future• Nov. 5, 1996 • 3
Campus Chat Room: Who do you think will win the presidential election? ,, ...... '' ...... Bill Clinton. Out of Out of the three the three canidates candidates I believe • he is _the only one Ross Perot should who has his head on win because he straight and knows appears to be the what the country strongest leader. needs in a president. Robin Ruel, 19,educatjon Karen Shoup, 21, ...... ,, special education " Clinton, because Bill Clinton of Bob Dole is too course. Bob Dole is ' conservative. We not strong a need a president presidential who is ·able to canitlate. adjustt{> Qur Yaung J(im, 23, <;hanging times.. political science . ·comP.iled. by ' :;;;· :·:·:·:·: SuJ~~ng Chati, 19, qnaeci~ed . .. . Christina Columbus •"; ....·.. - ··· •'""\·;·)Iii\ •.::·· .::}·• ·.)k• • ..___ ..:. ·,·· .:i.i·,· ···". :\• .,...... _" Many historic elections were decided by just one vote ELECTIO,N, from page 1 University of Florida in the num "It is extremely important. been decided by just one vote. For lennium, it is imperative that our ber of students registered to vote that students vote," Power said. example, in 1776 one vote de voters ake the time to learn about government. Granted, there are this semester. "That is why we sponsored the cided to make English the lan the candidates and issues,"Mortham students who are indifferent to the College Democrat trea· debate between the Co11ege Demo guage of choice in America in said. '1n order for our democratic government and the elections at surer, Rebbecca Morales, feels crats and College Republicans, so stead of German. In 1868, one republic to endure, our citizens must hand, there are also many students that it is critical for students to that students wouldhaveachanceto vote kept President Andrew take the time to become well in on campus directly and indirectly vote. hear about the issues themselves." Johnson from being impeached. formed and participate in our elec inv01ved in the election process. "They may not think that a For those people who feel that One vote can and does make a toral process." Two such groups of students lot of the issues affect them, but it doesn't matter whether they vote difference. The polls will be open today are the College Democrats and the they do. A perfect example of or not, some historic elections have "As we enter the next mil- from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.rn. College Republicans who have this would be education," Mo- .------• worked tireless ly on the Presiden rales said. "I don' t think that tial campaigns, attending ra11ies, students are as big of a swing phone banking, handing out cam group as the soccer moms, but I paign brochures, holding a mock think students are next in line in presidential debate and speaking being able to make the largest out on the issues presented by the impact, if enough students get Clinton/Gore. and Dole/Kemp out and vote." camps. Eric Power, President of Pi T.hey have also registered Sigma Alpha, the Political Sci many UCF students to vote. The ence Honor Society, echoed Mo UCF College Democrats finished rales' sentiments in urging stu second behind the chapter at the dents to vote. If writing news is your cup of tea, let us be your crumpet. Call 823-8054 ex. 32 and leave a message for Ryan to find out how to tm you't pot with experience. c - Student Legal Services Problems With: ~ • Landlords
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I · Knightro's Also available: : -~~- ' Cheat Sheet to Senate Seats, Election Commissioner I Learn the UCF Positions, Justice Positions, SGA Receptionists, & SGA I Fight Song Office Assistants. I Today! ~..:....:. ------;:J This article is in response to Josh It's funny. People have a lot of yuks Roseman's column about intolerance, in and good times when they call people "fag which he states that homosexuality is a choice. gots" and ridicule them for what they are. But I appreciate what you 're trying to do, Josh. they never really say why. Bobcat Goldthwait I've spent most of my college life on a per has touched on this in his brilliant mono sonal crusade against the ungrown children logues: I' Uhate you, because you 're so .... gay! of the world who haven't learned to Jet go of And you '.re ... such a ... um ... fag! Yeah! You ·the fear, hatred and misunderstanding. It stems homo! The truth is, there is no reason to hate from the desire to control. They feed on the homosexuals. None whatsoever. I challenge power of people whom they perceive weaker, any of you to find anything morally or ethi exercising control over them by making them · cally wrong with homosexuality. Whom does feel somehow inferior. Controlling someone it hurt? Whom does it inconvenience? How makes you feel powerful. It's almost a drug ... does it hurt the economy? How does it shake but it occurs at the expense of the controlled. the foundations? Author David Gerrold once And only when people realize the power asked: "It is true that man was not made to struggles that occur between people can they mate with man, but does that mean that man rise above it and use their energy in positive must not mate with man?" Not really. Why Even the Catholic Church reqnizes evolution ways, to heal rather than hurt. not? by STEPHEN UNGER fore_Christ. Before the Hebrews, societies But homosexuality is not a chpice. Some of you are probably going to Staff columnist believed that the world was manipulated by Let's set the way-back machine for .third or play the Chfistianity card at this point. Fine, I many gods. In this society, we look back to fourth grade please, Mr. Peabody. Right now. call. Turn your hand over for everyone to see, In the October 24 issue of The the ancient Greek and Roman eras, and I'm just talking to you guys. Sitting in your because it's a mere ten high. The ONE anti Central Florida Future, most of you prob think of their polytheistic ideas as crazy and classroom as a child of eight or nine, you may homosexuality reference is in the Holy Bible, ably remember reading an article about evo fictional. Who is to say that the religious have noticed how cer- in the book of Leviticus lution. A few responses have stormed onto stories of today are real, and supposedly tain people in the (20: 13, in case you the paper, most of them saying that there is aided man's existence? The Judaic/Chris classroom looked care.) Now I don't have llolnosexuar11y is not a doubt that proving God's inexistence can't tian followers have no right to say that their ,.very different to you a problem with Chris be done. stories are more correct than other religions · alt-Of a sudden. You a .choice..The only , tianity at all. What I do A popular argument to the Darwin of the past and present. We see that God is had this inexplicable have a problem with is incident is that he became· religious after simply a tool used by some religions as an } attraction to ~em. As people who claim to be his publication of On the Origin of Species arguing technique. God is a tricky tool used you singled one out Christians and then by Means of Natural Selection. This is true, to make scientific evidence seem more and stared intently at peap~ are appearing don't act very darn but this does not in any way disprove of made-up than it really is. It works real well, their beauty, you be Christian-like. A good what Darwin said. The basic structure of but it still doesn't prove that God exists. gan to become curi to be homosexual is example is Joseph his ideas began a new foundation for study Before you run otf to look for ous as to what that Nadeau, a self-pro ing the true origin of man. During this time, some supermarket tabloids, there is another person would look beCause there are a claimed Christian, who if people found out that you didn't believe observation. Recently, the Catholic Church like sans-clothes. And submitted a wonderful more people, in God , you were completely isolated from finally agreed that evolution occu_rred. They then, mysteriously, lot position paper to this the society. Percy Shelly, a very prolific said, however, that only man was created the ol ' one-eyed trou newspaper about the period. writer and poet, was an atheist and people by God, and that the other forms of Ii fe ser snake began to death penalty and how shunned his brilliant works because of his evolved on their own . We see here that reli stand upright, as we should kill crimi- label. Darwin wanted people to know about gion has to reshape its borders because of though it had a mind of its own. You were nals who murder and rape our citizens. Would his ideas as much as possible. It would have convincing scientific discoveries. Through powerless as you tried to cover your embar Jesus have been for the death penalty? No, he been impossible for him to deliver his mes history, the Catholic Church opposed sci rassing symbol of sexual arousal and prayed bloody wouldn'thave. He would simply have sage if he stated himself to be an atheist. entific ideas and discoveries, but later had that you wouldn't get called up to the black forgiven them, for they know not what they Secondly, think to yourself: Who created to reshape their statements around them . board. Sexual drive works that way. You don't do. God? Humans did. Humans created reli When we find intelligent life on another choose to become aroused. If it were that Now getting back to Leviticus, a gions that created deities. Before there were planet, then the Catholic Church will face sii:n-ple, impotence would not be a problem. book of rules and statutes that Christians humans, there were animals, and these ani another problem. Man is an intelligent spe Sexuality is something deeper within you, believe was spoken by God and not some mals had no time to worship, or they would cies. Then, we will know that intelligent almost uncontrollable, as it seeks to guide your siCko control-freak wacko who wanted to surely die. species can evolve on other worlds. This actions and confuse your rational, thinking keep his brethren in line. If you 're going to Secondly, the idea of a single border reshaping will happen again and mind with strange thoughts of wanting to invoke Leviticus, you have to follow all the higher power didn't begin until the Hebrew again until the Catholi_c Church has noth copulate . . rules therein. Have you ever read Leviticus? civilization began thousands of years be- ing left but the Vatican. Now the only reason a lot more It's got some creepy rules in there. For in people these days are appearing to be homo stance, Leviticus 15: 14 and 15 :29 command sexual is simply because there are a lot more any guy who's spanked the monkey or any central Florida FutureM people, period. Since the beginning of time, woman who's menstruated to bring two © 1996 Campbell Communications, Inc. homosexuality has moved silently down turtles or two young pigeons to their priest 11875 High Tech Ave., Suite 250, Orlando FL, 32817 through the centuries, like the immortals on so he can offer them to god via sacrifice. Highlander. It exists not only in humanity, but This ritual covers just about any fluid that News Staff Business Staff in nature as well, to which anyone who's ever your body issues. As soon as you start do (407) 823-8054 ext 27 (407) 823-8054 ext 21 had two male dogs will attest. Statistics tell ing this voodoo mumbo-jumbo and follow Fax: 823-9495 Fax: 823-9495 us that about one in ten pe9ple have homo ing the rest of the ridiculous statutes in Managing Editor ....•••.. Denise Cullen Publisher...... Steve Norris sexual tendencies. ' Leviticus, OK ... THEN you 're allowed to News Editor ••••••.•.•••..• Ryan Anderson Associate Publisher...... Don Bates Leaving all of that aside, let's go use the Bible to support your intolerance. Sports Editor .•••••.••...•.••. Tim Springer Advertising Mgr .••• Don Bates Jr. (x 22) back to choices. I won't be so presumptuous Fun, eh? Enjoy the ritual, it looks kind of Features Editor •...•.•..• Dean G. Lewis Business Mgr ...... Ben Thomas (x 23) as to speak for the Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual neat. Opinion/Autos Ed .... David Swartz Jr. Distribution Manager...... Jon Evans Student Union (GLBSU), but I think just Ask yourself where you stand on Web Editor...... Michael Scamehorn Classified Manager.... ~ ... Brook Bennett about any GLBSU member would ask you this. People are going to continue to love Photo Editor ...... Bruce Soileau Sales Rep ...... Matt Spalding this. Why in the hell would anyone choose to whomever they wish. People are finally be Copy Editor ...... Tracy Webb be homosexual? To be ridiculed and cajoled ginning to find what's truly right, and any Production Mgr .•...... •.• Pete Matchett so fiercely? To possibly be an outcast of soci God that forbids two people from falling in ety, even alienating family and friends who love with one another is_no God of mine. Staft'Writ.ers._ ...... ~.Michelle Abram, Brook Bennett, Krystie Crowe, Brian Gajewski, have loved them all of their lives? The an And any person who hates homo Samantha Kates, Ken Jackson, Jennifer Lindstrom, Michelle Martinez, Tony Mejia, swer is they wouldn't. And they don't. Any sexuals just because they need something Abbey Morrow, Arthur A. Paulk, Stephen Unger and Amy Wandel one who says they do choose to be gay is fool to fear and be against is no friend of mine. Opinions expre s ~ed in The Cemral Florida Future are those of the newspaper or its individual columnists and ?ot necessanly th~se ?fthe univer~ity administration or Board of Regents. Mailed letters must be typed ing themselves. It's an ingrained attraction. Take your hatred and intolerance and please and include the authors signature, maJor and phone number and letters are subject to editing for space and I'm heterosexual. I'm not attracted to men. - take it to a planet where they need more gra~mar and become property of the newspaper. E-mailed letters should include the author's name and I'm attracted to women. It just worked out of it, because we've had just about e major. The Central 1:l<>~ida ~urure is a f~ee campus newspaper published twice weekly in the fall and spring. Ca~~bell Commumcat1ons 1s not associated with the University of Central Florida. Single copies are free; that way, and I thank my lucky stars. friggin' -nough of it here. additional copies may be purcha-;ed at the Future offices for $.50 each. Nov. 51996 •The Central Florida Future• 7 Oulrageand and other stuff Where's the out rage? Republican presi dential candidate Bob Dole has been asking his sup porters this very often of late, referring to all the de vious dealings going on in the White House, from unauthorized possession of FBI He announced if he is elected president, under his files to President Bill Clinton's character. He is also ask- economic program, "everyone can get rich." Said one econo ing, coincidentally enough, where the outrage with the mist on the plan: "Yep, we all can get rich. Unless you're "liberal" m~dia is, since they are the ones conspiring to poor, in which case you'll just get poorer. Or you're part of keep Clinton in office. So where is that outrage? the middle class, then you'll get poorer as well. Pretty much Looking back at Dole's attempt at the Oval Of- if you're rich to begin with, then you'll make some money fice, I am uncanningly reminded of a certain plane crash under Dole." · · that happened earlier this year, that of ValuJet flight 592. From the second debate between Dole and Clinton, Sure TWA flight 800 is a lot fresher in our minds, but he had this to say: "I think ifl were a senior citizen I'd be a that metaphor (or is it a simile?) doesn't float my figu- little fed up with all these ads scaring seniors, scaring veter rative boat because it might require an outside force to ans, and scaring students about education. When you don't sabotage it. Dole's entire campaign was sabotaged from have any ideas, when you don't have any agenda, and all you the inside. · have is fear. That's all you can use. We have \deas in the Dole- So we have flight 592 ·(Dole) taking off from Kemp campaign, and we'll rescue Medicare as we did Social Miami International (retiring from the Senate) headed Security." Um, lfhe was a senior citizen? And the ads scaring for Atlanta (campaigning for the White House). Shortly everyone are just as much his as anyone else's. What was that · after takeoff (getting the Republican candidacy), some about Social Security? Isn't it collapsing soon? ~~~~~~:]t..!:J.ttJU..:::;tU mislabeled oxygen canisters (people that were supposed In Detroit, he accused President Bill Clinton of be to be helping Dole-for example Newt Gingrich, Alfonse ing a "dyed-in-the-wool" liberal, called Hollywood unwhole D' Amato, Pat Buchanan, Dick Gephardt) begin to some, and said Michigan and New Jersey are models for the shimmy about and catch fire (give Dole their endorse- nation. And he pointed out Michigan and New Jersey are ments) and cause the plane to crash (much like Dole models for the nation. That frightens me almost as much as will today) killing one hundred and ten people (more his campaign ads. Republican campaign managers and image consultants To show he cares about our future, he said, "Unless that will find their way to the unemployment line). something is done soon, some of today's newborns will be- Now the biggest problem with this metaphor is come superpredators ..." Dole's plan for preventing the youth the fact that it is pretty tasteless and gruesome. But even of today from becoming career criminal&? Oppose raising this serves a purpose in the metaphor. Dole's campaign minimum wage, oppose bans on assault weapons and oppo~ was tasteless and/or gruesome. Pat B1,1chanan was a part welfare. I see how this might work. of it. How much more tasteless can you get? And lest we forget, he asked Ross Perot for an en- Some examples of the former Senator's at- dorsement. That's a lot like asking OJ Simpson over for tempts to shoot himself in the foot: He accused Presi- Thanksgiving and letting him carve the turkey. dent Bill Cl in ton of being a "pliant pet 'Of militant teach- While on the campaign trail in Birmingham, Ala ers unions" and said schools in America have supplanted bama, Dole had this to say' on smoking: "We know it's not the basics of education like reading, writing and arith- good for kids, but a lot of other things aren't good. Drinking metic with things like global awareness and diversity. is not good; some would say milk's not good." Some would Goodness knows global awareness won't get a person say voting Republican really isn't good. I think I've found anywhere. my outrage. How often are you really asked for your opinion? That's what we thought-Call the FUTURE ~~·-w~e re~~ care wh~youfuinkandwemig~ju~pri~~823~~~0~5~4~e~~~-~3~0~·~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ... : ' • . 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Thecarwedrovehada priceof The exterior styling of the $15,438 and came with some nice op- south of University Blvd. 8 •The Central Florida Future• Nov. 5. 1996 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 18 i19 111111111120 ••••• 11•1111111 • ••• 23 I 11111 1111111111 25 26 27 1111111111132 lllllllllfillllll 36 39 . 43 I 49 50 51 ) 57 61 64 1996 Tribune Media Services • ACROSS ' 1 Hurried 61 Chills and fever 1116JVJ£ TAL~ 5 Masculine 62 Artist's item 9 Sinew 63 Mild oath "Attica! Attica! Attica!" 13 Busy place 64 Activist 14 New 65 Building plac~ ~Al Pacino 15 Stratagem 66 Printing direction Dog Day Afternoon · (1975) • 16 Tavern brews 17 Come up DOWN 18 Pay up _roe 19 Merited 2 Heap _ 41 Opening. for a coin 21 5hed 3 Holiday times 42 Irrigated 23 Regret 4 Strands 44 Surface layer 24 Seeger or 5 Additional 45 Corrida cheer Fountain 6 Enthusiastic 46 Car of old 25 African fly 7 "_Miserables" 49 Nail 28 Came in 8 Components 50 Shakespearean 32 Tilting 9 "The Rose of villain 33 Endure 10 Diligent search 51 Adhesive 35 Whitney or 11 Punto del_ 52 Spray . Wallach 12 Garden growth 53 Suitto_ THE ANSWERS 36 Cover 14 "And now I am 54 Anger 37 Campers' homes the ruler of the 55 Of a historic time 38 Transgress Queen's_... " 56 Miami's county 39 Pindaric work 20 Corrode 59 ChouEn_ 40 Sunbeams 22 Former baseball star 41 Stockholm 24 Annoying ones resident 25 Bird's weapon 43 Tense 26 Playground equipment 46 Exultantly proud 27 Large sea duck 47 Other 29 Adjust fl clock 48 Period 30 Omit syllables 49 Seal 31 Ate 52 Conquered 33 Rent 57 Wan 34 lndefinite·number 58 Size of type 37 Guardians of a •. 60 _avis kind Nov. 5 1996 •The Central Florida Future• 9 simplicity by Charlotte Gainsburg, Jane Eyre commands the LAST DANCE (Touchstone) This week screen early, with Oscar-winner Anna Paquin effective in the Sharon Stone, Rob Morrow, Randy Quaid brief spot ofEyre as a neglected school-age girl. The best asset Jane Eyre loves Rochester directed by Bruce Beresford in Eyre is the single performance from Hurt. Showing his (out of four) Last Tango in Tuscany remarkable versatility with accents was no fluke in Second *112 Sharon goes for clemency Best, the Oscar-winner for Kiss of the Spider Woman proves Sharon Stone stars as a death row woman whq to be the male Meryl Streep. Catch Hurt in Nora Ephron's doesn't take too kindly to her new lawyer, played terribly by Nielsen is no Bond Michael this fall. · Rob Morrow. She's carted off from jail room to jail room in shackles, iron cuffs and metal braces. This woman is danger STEALING BEAUTY (Fox) ous, as some convoluted black and white flashbacks reveal. JANE EYRE (Miramax) Liv Tyler, Jeremy Irons Yet Bruce Beresford (Tender Mercies) becomes yet another William Hurt, Charlotte Gainsburg, directed by Bernardo Bertolucci director who gets saddled with an inane and trite script that Anna Paquin resembles Tim Robbins' superior Dead Man Walking. That ** (out of four) directed by Franco Zefferilli picture came out way before Last Dance got on its platform Stealing Beauty is not Bernardo Bertolucci' s best shoes. Beresford's film is boring without ever trying. Now *** (out of four) work. It is, though, better than his forgettable Little Buddha that's bad. Franco Zefferilli's version of the Charlotte Bronte a few years back. Not as ambitious or grand as 1987's Best story gets a respectable treatment from the Italian filmmaker. Picture, The Last Emperor, nor erotic as Last Tango in Paris. SPY HARD (Hollywood) This time around, the vet's literary prowess turns dark, provid In Paris, it was Marlon Brando's performance that gave male Leslie Nielsen, Nicolette Sheridan, Andy Griffith ing Bronte lovers with a dash of Gothic menace wrapped in a audiences a reason to suffer, both emotionally and sexually. In directed by Rick Friedberg rather gray and unambiguous texture. The cast is appropriate. Beauty, Liv Tyler tries to give her feminine comrades the same * (out of four) From William Hurt as the lone bachelor Rochester living life thing. Although she is a good actress, Tyler does little here. up on the England countryside to Miss Eyre herself, a love Romantic interludes fill the story, and the flowery scenery of Any comedy that features an armless Andy Griffith depri ved young gal who falls for the ol' gent, the Victorian Tuscany cottages, villages, and hillsides will leave you numb as a crazed vi11ain should automatically go straight into the .Age never looked this gloomy. Played under a monotone for the metro hustle-bustle of New York City . video market, even if it stars the loony Leslie Nielsen as a bumbling agent who's named after a wart remover (WD-40). Providing the lowest in low-brow humor, Spy Hard is disastrously unfunny. Films like these don't deserve to get produced in Hollywood. Maybeitwas the star power of Nielsen that Hollywood Pictures hoped to capitalize on. Fortunately, the rest of us decided to stick with our stock shares and lottery dreams. •reviews by Dean G. Lewis Other new releases: Mrs. Winterbourne, Original Gangstas, The Tin Drum, Anne Frank Remembered Jane and Rochester in Jane Eyre courtHJ/MlllAlllAX Behind blue bars in Last Dance co11rtear/TOUCHSTOllE PEGATHON REGISTRATION FORM Individual u First Name ______c Address ______City ______State Zip ___ F Phone ______Sex _____ #SS ______Age ______ Teams Awards for teams with highest number of entries In each category! Each member must submit an Individual Registration Form by 4 pm. Friday, Nov. 8. SUilday Up to half of your organization's team can be family or friends. .. November 10 o UCF Club/Organization D Company /Business atthe o Community Club/ Organization University of Central Florid.a Team Name, ______Make checks payable to Sand Volleyball! 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(b) Republicans in Congress proposed slashing financial aid for students. 2, Which Party is putting college graduates to work? (a) Democrats created 10.5 million jobs nationally- 684,000 in Florida alone during the last 41 months. (b) Republicans propose a risky tax scheme that would balloon the deficit and fought against increasing the minimum wage. . 3, Which Party trusts women to make decisions about their own health? (a) Democrats protected the right of American women to make their own reproductive c~oices. There is nothing more di5appointing than a band that is fairly (b) Republicans proposed a constitutional amendment to take away a woman's right to choose. successful but after more than six years of making music together 4. Which Party better reflects America? cannot come up with anything new or imaginative. The Ocean Blue have not only accomplished this feat, but they have managed to take a (a) (b) (a) At their convention, Democrats had more African-Americans in the Florida Delegation step back. I really hate to say this because I happened to like The Ocean 1. .8 0 than the Republicans had at their entire convention. Blue. I can't say they were my favorite band, but I have been familiar 2• ...8) 0 (b) R~publicans proposed ending all forms of Affirmative Action, which has bridged the gap with them since their 1991 release Cerulean. Back then they used very in wage inequality. ethereal guitars and some very smooth keyboards. Many of their songs 3.eo sounded somewhat similar, but I figured with the success they were 5. Which Party is committed to the environment? enjoying they could afford better equipment and have the time to spend theirdaysjusthangingout writing music. I guess I was over-expectant. 4.•o (a) Democrats committed $1.5 billion over seven years to help restore the unique Florida Everglades. I really wanted to like this album. I tried to, but it just didn't do a thing (b) Republicans allowed some of the natiods biggest polluters to write their environmental plan. s.•o for me. I think these guys have gotten too wrapped up in Oasis and decided that was the way to mega-stardom. The new album is in that vein. They pretty much dropped all their keyboards, and started writing "nowhere man" kind of songs. Look, I Jove The Beatles, but I don't want - more than one, just Iike I don't want more than 0ne Nirvana or more than one Nine Inch Nails. Anyway, if you want to hear these.guys, buy Cerulean. It was way better than this one. • Jesse Cervantes Paid political advertisement. Paid for by the Florida Democratic Parry. SCIENCE JVIAJORS Undecided About Your Future? Interested in Biotechnology? 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Central Thorpe started the second half culminated Saturday with a pep rally Florida dominated play in the open and played solidly, leading the at Tinker Field, which the boosters ing quarter, leading 19-0 after one. Knights on a pair of scoring drives, and fans left trashed, and a meeting The second quarter got kicked personally throwing a TD pass to against the Illinois State Redbirds, off with a bang by Illinois State_, as tight end Dan Daniels on his final whom the Golden Knights football the Redbirds scored the first of their drive of the game. Ed Mack, who team trashed. two touchdowns on a quarterback looked impressive with 13 carries Despite the unfortunate ab sneak by Anderson to pull to within for 83 yards, scored the first UCF sence of leading rusher Mike Grant eleven after a Daryl Jones two touchdown of the second half on a and leading receiver Todd Cleve pointconversion. History took place six-yard scamper. Kevin Reid came land, soamething the Knights will after that as Charlie Pierce drilled a in for mop up duty and ran out the have to get used to, UCF won easily 23-yard field goal to pass Franco clock with out any further scoring, 42-15, before a festive atmosphere Grilla as the all-time leading scorer completing the Knights 42-15 vic of 17,639. in UCF history. Late in the quarter, tory. Mark Nonsant and Rufus Hall UCF dominated from the get Culpepper led the Knights on an each caught half a dozen passes for go, recovering a Redbird fumble on other scoring drive, setting up a five over one hundred yards in the vic the first play of the game. They yard touchdown by Mike Huff to tory, as UCF finished with an unbe promptly took it down to the ISU 4, stretch the lead to 29-8. lievable 597 yards of total offense. where Mike Huff fumbled it right Just before halftime Jason A pair of games remain on the back to Illinois State. The Knights ThorperelievedCulpepper, whofin Knights' . slate as they battle Divi scored on every possession after ished one half s work 19 of 28 for sion I members Alabama-Birming that until time ran out on them to 260 yards and two touchdowns. ham and Bow ling Green to closeout signal the end of the half. Obviously, there was no quarter their schedule. Daunte Culpepper was stel back controversy in this one. "That's the next step. That's lar, completing a string of eleven "I'm a firm believer that if our new goal, and we'll begin to consecutive passes, setting up a you have two capable quarterbacks, press the guys on that this week," photo/SOILEAU Charlie Pierce field goal, and find you use them both. There is no point McDowell said. Sophomore receiver Mark Nonsant catches a 24-yard ing both Rufus Hall and Mark in letting Daunte Culpepper risk in Unfortunately, Cleveland and touchdown pass from Daunte Culpepp~r to give the· Nonsantin theendzone-in the first jury out there when we are comfort Grant won't be there to help. But the Knights a 19-0 first quarter lead. Nonsant finished with six quarter. The Golden Knights were ably ahead," Gene McDowell said. Knights keep marching on. catches for 111 yards and a touchdown. U CF football suspends two starters for remainder of season by Til\1 SPRINGER Cleveland and Grant may Sports editor have bruised the team for the re mainder of the season, but The UCF football program McDowell feels the program hasn't. announced a major loss after its 42- suffered the black-eye oth~rs feel it 15 homecoming win Saturday. has. Junior wide receiver/kick re "lTheir actions] are not an turner Todd Cleveland and sopho embarassment to me or the team," more runningback Mike Grant have McDowell said. "It's an both been suspended for the remain embarassment to them and their der of the season. Cleveland, ranked families." sixth in the nation for receptions per Cleveland was enjoying his game, and Grant, the Knights' lead finest season asa receiver(59 catches ing rusher, violated team policy and for 745 yards and six touchdowns) were suspended for the final three and was on pace to break former games as a consequence. UCFstandoutDavidRhocles' school "They both know that I real 1y mark of 78 receptions in a single care about them," head coach Gene season. McDowell said. "It really bothers Grant, who leads the Knights me to have to discipline them this with 339 yards on 90 carries, earned way. a starting role and was well on his "We'll rehabilitate those vio way to becoming the featured back · photo/SOILEAU lations and hopefully they'll both be in the UCF offense. Receiver Todd Cleveland (20) and runningback Mike Grant (24) will miss the remainder of back in spring practice or next sea The nature of the violation the season for violating team policy. Both starters are statistical leaders at their position. son.'' was not disclosed. ,:tB.JIQ.i: ; .:,:::, § : ~1!·~ ;t:rn ii¢iih , 't: EFan~?trs:rilla~~ tiit,ii~ktm:: : : '::::: ~!iii~Jii~·::•• ~~E-~~Y:~r '•::: ~9pa·:: ·-':Q~'1eiana.pdri$bn' ¢atlgbt '· :· ~$ firsi" : caH~er>p$$ ~ · ~r i Golden -~gbf during'the ~ . first qu~:der: aµd ~nish~d . z~ with three catches ..for 31 ~ - Y~~s.