Central Florida Future, Vol. 40 No. 73, September 5, 2008
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Central Florida Future. 2130. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture/2130 .J J ) FREE • Published Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays www.CentralFloridaFuture.com • Friday, Sept. 5, 2008 } EnemyNo.1 Knights focus on stopping Grothe, } Bulls in series finale -SEE SPORTS,A6 } Crime ACCUSED MAN Legacy LEAVES HIS JOHN UCF and Valencia policy .) Police cfldn't have much trouble catching a21-year-okl man acrused afusing a s1Dlen oedtcanf.The man accused of at alive at stealing the card bought a latte a coffee hoti$ec1nd cigarette at a1Dbacco store. Unfurfunately for him, he left the split 23 mil. facili police an ea91way to find him. He signed his name on one of the rec.eipts. UCF DONALD THOMANN Staff Writer Students with Construction has begun on a UCF/ Valencia joint-use family given f avbr buildirtg loci;tted on Valen cia's west ·campus. The proj SHAUN BEVAN ect began with a ground Contributing Writer breaking ceremony lat:e in July and is expected to be With recent state bugget completed by August 2009. cuts and admissions becom ing more competitive, ) . Underwear The three-story, 100,000- square-foot building, locat . prospective students have to ed on the north side of the fight with everything they STEALING campus, will have space for have to become a member of one of the fastest growing uni classrooms; offices, and THIS PROJECT IS VICTORIA'S computer labs; it will offer versities in the nation. If they EGISTERED WITH THE want to become Knights, hav full bachelorls degree pro- - U. GREEN 'BUfutlNG grams in nursing, electrical CGDNCD.-s~,ap ing a Golden -Knight, or Citro engineering, and engineer illl &IE!R&Y MID naut, in the family tree would ing, as well as a professional n't hurt. MBA-program. ......_s,sn- When looking at a stu - These programs are in ~-- dent's admissions application, addition to the baccalaure many different elements, ate degrees in applied sci including course selection, ence, business administra- . high school grades, test tion, interdisciplinary . ) George Tutaya,41, was arraigned Tuesday scores, extra-curricular activi on charges of.selling $80,000 worth of studies, and psychology ti~s, letters of recommenda stolen Victoria's Secret bras online. already being offered by . DONALD THOMANN / CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE tions, choice ofundergraduate Prosecutors say Tutaya was arraigned UCF through Valencia's· Construction and concept art of the new UCFNalencia joint-use facility off of Kirkman Road. The facility cost a total of $23 million and major, individual talent, and was ·split by the two schools. The three-story, 100,000 square foot building will be compl~e with classrooms, offices and computer labs. / ) Tuesday on charges of possessing stolen west campus. demonstrated leadership are property, and he faces up to seven years The cost of the 23 million recent boom in outreach by factored into the decision in prison ifconvicted. Prosecutors say dollar facility was split by making process, Associate records at Tutaya's home in Queens link UCF and Valencia. Both UCF to surrounding col leges is a program called Vice President of Undergrad him to the sale of more than 2,000 bras. schools hope to attract uate Admissions Gordon potential students in we,st Direct~onnect to UCF. Cre Orlando who may be pro atec;l in late 200'5, DirectCon-: Chavis Jr. said in an e-mail Breaking hibitively far from UCF's nect marked a turning point interview. main or other regional cam- by guaranteeing UCF Another element that is news on . puses. enrollment to Brevard,Lake thrown into the process in your cell "These regional canipus Sumter, Seminole and order· to make a well-rounded rm Valencia community college decision is legacy. A legacy es are here to serve students Get UCF news sent to your cell in the community who, for VALENCIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE/ graduates. case is a term used for .stu phone. Just text the keyword whatever reason, are place · "The idea came about in dents who are children of UCFNEWS to 44636. bound and can't drive out to UCF JOINT USE BUILDING 2005-2006, when Brevard, UCF alumni. the main campus every day," EXPECTED COMPLETION DATE: June 2009 Sumter, Seminole, Valencia "In reviewing students, we I ) said David Harrison, vice and UCF made an agree look at whether they will AROUND CAMPUS, A2 provost for regional cam PROJECT SIZE: 100,000 gross square feet ment to expand student make special contributions to GET OUT AND LEARN puses at UCF. "For us to be access to baccalaureate the university," Chavis said. ''.A able to bring programs into PROJECT COST: $21,400,000 degrees," Carol Traynor, legacy case falls into this cate- l THE POWER OF THE their communities allows assistant director of market• , gory, and given all else being UCF to fit into their lives. It The Valencia Community College/University of Central Florida Joint Use Facility ing and media relations at 1 ,_ equal, could be a tipping VOTING PROCESS allows them to keep their will encompass 100,000 squa~ feet of space in a new multi-story building on Valencia, said. "Just through point." The UCF African American Studies that agreement, 19,000 For the 2008-09 school I ) work routines and family the West Campus. The facility will have computer labs, classrooms, auditorium Program is hosting the Orlando leg of responsibilities." and office spaces. Currently in preconstruction, it has a 12 month construction Valencia students are cur year, UCF received 21,017 the Florida Justice Speak OutTciur UCF has ll regional cam schedule. rently enrolled at UCF." applications. Six percent today. It will discuss how to vote. The puses to date, with partner Valencia students alone (around 1,260 applicants) are event is at 6 p.m. in the Pegasus ships µi Lake Sumter, Semi- . - PPI CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT make up 40 percent of the considered legacy cases. Of Ballroom of the Student Union. nole County and Brevard total number of transfer stu those students, 60 percent County, among others. underway on a joint-use scheduled for completion in dents to·ucF. Construction is also facility at Seminole Commu August 2010. nity College. The project is Partly responsible for this PLEASE SEE FACILITYoN AS PLEASESEE SIX ON AS LOCAL & STATE, A2 USF BANS DRINKING ..... DURING THE DAY AT ON-CAMPUS BAR Radical Rush ' CodePink student arrested Univetsity of South Florida officials . AMANDA-WELCH have prohibited daytime drinking at . ' Staff Writer the new on-campus bar and grill, after . kicks off Monday students and employees were spotted sipping beer between dasses and Kathryn Milholland, an ) TARA YOUNG interdisciplinary studies during lunch breaks, which is against News Editor the rules of the university. major and president of Code (Fall and Spring) Pink at UCF, was released It's that time of year from the Ramsey County again, when Radical Rush Radical Rush is the recruitment period for Progressive Council. Each Adult Detention Center after NATION & WORLD, A4 gears up for their annual semester, the member organizations being arrested and charged week of events. Hosted by of the council come together in front with a riot felony at the PRESIDENT BUSH VISITS the Progressive Council, a of the UCF Student Union for a week Republican National Conven > NEW ORLEANS AS student umbrella organiza of tabling to get their message out tion in St. Paul, Minn. tion that represents the pro and to bring like-minded individuals The Pink Tank, a Web site RESIDENTS RETURN gressive movement at UCF, closer together. The council also hosts · for CodePink-related discus More than a million homes and the event begins on Mon numerous events to promote the sion, posted a message on ) progressive community, including businesses across three states are still day and finishs up on Fri Tuesday, saying Milholland CFF ARCHIVE day. Each group in the speakers, bike rides, demonstrations, without power, however Mayor Ray movies and forums. Amember of CodePink works at the group's booth in September of 2007.The group's Nagin has allowed the first evacuees council prepares its •own PLEASE SEE MILHOLLAND ON A3 president, Kathryn Milholland, was arrested Monday at the Republican National Convention. to return to New Orleans. Bush called events and sets up a tent the response to Gustav"excellent" and table to promote its on ,Thursday beginning in club. front of the Student Union • This year, Radical Rush at ll:30 a.m. and lasting until INDEX TODAY'S will be held on Memory about noon. Mall, as opposed to the National Organization Venue serves UCF-USF tickets Around Campus 2 WEATHER front of the Student Union. for the Reform of Marijua ANDREA l,JNGER the door of The Venue, oth Weather 2 The schedule of events for na Laws - Music Fest on Contributing Writer erwise known as the old ., Local & State 2 each club is as follows: Wednesday. Rick Cusik, Arena, at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday Nation & World 4 Students For a Democra associate publisher of High.