Central Florida Future, Vol. 28 No. 57, April 18, 1996
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University of Central Florida STARS Central Florida Future University Archives 4-18-1996 Central Florida Future, Vol. 28 No. 57, April 18, 1996 Part of the Mass Communication Commons, Organizational Communication Commons, Publishing Commons, and the Social Influence and oliticalP Communication Commons Find similar works at: https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture University of Central Florida Libraries http://library.ucf.edu This Newsletter is brought to you for free and open access by the University Archives at STARS. It has been accepted for inclusion in Central Florida Future by an authorized administrator of STARS. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Recommended Citation "Central Florida Future, Vol. 28 No. 57, April 18, 1996" (1996). Central Florida Future. 1366. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture/1366 • Golden Knights jump back into polls after sweeping Hatters- p.20 Future • Vol. 28 •No. 57 Serving the University of Central Florida since 1968 April 18, 1.996 News B1iefs SOAR helps students succeed with flying colors • by MICHELLE MARTINEZ Asst. news editor Students who do not meet UCF admission requirements can attend the SOAR summer program to obtain a second chance. SOAR. Seizing Opportuni ties for Achievement and Reten tion, is a six-week academic sum • mer program for minority students sponsored by Minority Student Ser vices. This program helps students • improve their writing, verbal, math photo/HUNT ematical, social and study skills. Swimwear, haircuts, jeans-- "The program helps them to you may be paying more overcome any academic deficit in than you think. See page 3- the basic skill areas," said Justina V' And the winner is ... Gonzalez-Marti, SOAR Coordina • Greeks find out tonight! tor. See page 3 SOAR participants are re quired to enroll in three summer V' Students get their turn to classes. Among the choices are: •Fundamentals of Oral Com- grade the faculty. , SPECIAL TO THE FUTURE See page 3 munication The SOAR graduates from summer, 1995 take a short break. Tht;! group presented a plaque of •English Composition appreciation to the Office of Minority Student Services which stated: "To SOAR is to Features • Selected Topics in English succeed. In appreciation for your hard work. Thank you for giving us the key to succeed." • College Algebra. high enough:· Gon1alo-Mani said. v Julius Caesar comes to Students arc placed in these tend the Weekly Freshman Semi chase a flex card ror mcab. A third of those referred receive "<.l life for the Orlando-UCF classes hased on placement exam nar. which focuses on developing The applications of <;tudcnh letter of invitation to apply for Shakespeare Festival. scores. Participants are also required students' study habits and social who are on the borderline of admi:-. SOAR. See page F2 to attend at least two hours of tutor skills. sion requirements are referred to the ing for each class, a total of six hours During the six weeks pro Minority Admission on Scholarship More than I 00 perspective students apr,ly and are required to v Filmboy's farewell. of tutoring a week. gram, students must meet with a Committee. About 600 to 8<X> ap SOAR coordinator twice and with attend a one-day interview and to See page F1 - Additionally. participants plications are referred to the com· must 'attend a Tuesday or Thursday an adviser from the college of their mittee. take placement exams. Based on the Sports discussion group to hear speakers major once. "Sometimes they (applicants) interview and exam results, 60 ap from UCF or the community. The SOAR students are have a very high GPA, hut their plicants are chosen. Each Friday, participants at- housed on campus and can pur- SAT or ACT was not sufficiently First Future editor left UCF for Hollywood, Women pay traded diploma for success~ five Emmys when I eo1nes by JEFF HUNT fornian tone, making him sound day including campus protests of News editor more like 25 than 45. "People used the Vietnam War and the opposition to shopping to get (FTU) confused with a small to those protests. by EMILY J. POWERS Most people watch television. university called Mid-Florida Tech. One particular series of ar Con~ributing writer Stephen Jones makes it. (FTU) had an identity crisis." ticles the cameraman looks back on The University of Central fondly is when he covered the for Being a woman can have Florida graduate lives just outside mation of FTU's Student Govern its disadvantages when shopping of Hollywood, Ca., and makes his FUTURE ALUMNI ment. nt the Orlando Fashion Square photo/SAGINARIO living as a freelance cameraman for Dana Eagles - "It was laughable," Jones said. Mall, especially if you are consid Two-sport star Eric Riggs several popular television shows Deputy Managing Edi tor "You had a bunch of young Repub ering a swimsuit, a pairofjeans or uses his hot bat to help the including The John Larroquette The Orlando Sentinel licans trying to emulate the govern a haircut. In some cases, women Knights win four in a row. pa; Jouhle the price that men do Slzmr and Minor Adjustment. Jones ·Rex Hoggard · ment al a time when all kinds of anti has had great success in the land of governmcnt protests were going on:· for 1.:l'rtain products and services. Tallahassee Bureau opportunity, winning five Em mys Jones said a few of the .. It seem~ to me that women The Orlando Sentinel Coming events in the last 16 years. Future's articles on the mayhem are just naturally more concerned ' Cindy Barth April 18 - Speaker: Karl And once shooting for the between the protesters and the Stu about their appearance and so the Orlando Business Journal Grossman, 8 p.m., SAC regular television season is finished, dent Government landed him in front stores know they can charge Jones is no less busy. He is currently Don Wittekind or the Supreme Court of FTU. more:· said one mall customer. April 22 - Earth Day working on the sets of several ex The Atlanta Co11stit11tio11 However, he did not allow Swimsuits appear to have perimental programs, or pilots, in Joe DeSalvo the turmoil to hinder him or his the greatest difference in pricing. April 23 • College of cluding one with Bill Cosby based Sports Editor plans in the communications field . In many stores, a man's swimsuit Education, Very Special on a British series about a grave Florida Times-Union He secured a job with Channel 9, a costs between $13 and $30, and Arts Festival, Arena digger. Mike Griffin local television station, and interned sometimes include additional dis • However, Jones readily ad Tallahassee Bureau Chief one summer for The Orlando Senti counts. On average, a woman's April 27 • Walk Americal mits he did not start out to work Tlze Orlando Sentinel nel. swimsuit costs about $60. Loch Haven Park behind the camera. As a student at After graduating in 1972, he In Burdine's department Florida Technical University in the went to work for the Sentinel as one store, the highest-priced April 22·29 Finals , early '70s, he studied print journal Jones did his part to ease the of only two reporters in the Marion swimwear for men is about $26, ism with a smal I mix of radio/televi identity problem by joining two other County bureau. Jones had to take all where women's swimwear ranges May~ .. Commencement ~. sion and advertising/public relations. students, John S. Gholdston and Pat the photos for his own stories which between $40 and $70. Jones said FrU did not have Johnson, and Dr. Timothy O' Keefe made him start kicking around the If a man is looking for surf the well-defined programs UCF in starting a campus newspaper idea of doing something other than shorts, he may pay as much as $50 Congratulations~ has today, nor the buildings. called the Future. working for a newspaper. at Good Vibrations, the mall's "You wouldn't have recog As editor, he spent much of Class of 1996 see SHOPPING, page 3 nized it," said Jones in a cool Cali- his time following the topics of the see EDITOR, page 2 2 •The Central Florida ~l!ture •April 18, 1996 UCF graduate traded typewriter for camera, worked on TV's hottest shows . from EDITOR, page 1 and director-.' A trike by any one 1987 when he opted to become a era:· Jone aid. on the Great Bani er Reef and Eg) pt of these guilds immediately brings freelance cameraman. As a Being a freelancer al o ha to \ i:it the ancient citie . "It gave me the idea that I Hollywood to a standstill and puts freelancer, Jones picks and choose other advantage , including more When not traveling or hoot might like doing photography more people like himself out of work. his shows instead of being a signed time off. After the fall televi ion ing televi ion programs.Jone like than writing stories," Jones said. The strike gave Jones an op to them. season ends. network cameramen to pend hi free time doing yard With his new ambition, he portunity co decide what area of One show Jones chose to work have to do busy work to earn their work at his San Fernando Valle) • quickly went back to work for Chan photography he wanted to concen on was The Golden Girls where he keep. hillside home or walking hi Dober nel 9 as a production assistant. There trate on. Forunlike Channel 9, where won three more Em mys, all for out Freelance cameramen, how man Pincher. Weber. Jones did everything from lighting he did everything, ABC needed him standing camera work in a series.