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Central Florida Future. 1450. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture/1450 A DIGITAL CITY ORLANDO C 0 M M U N I T Y P A R T N E R (AOL Keyword: Orlando) www.UCFFuture.com Reception held to get to know the dean • By DAN McMuLLAN Association (SGA) and the educa­ SGA allocated~ the funds after Staff Writer tion student ~ean's advisory council McDonald's suggestion for the hosted the event. event. The College of Education A Meet the Dean reception was Education Sen. Joe Sarrubbo said supported the suggestion. The advi­ Comedian.Jim h_eld for Dean Sandra Robinson, the idea was the inspiration of SGA sory council then organized the ·Breuer entertaf.tl$,, College of Education, on April 22. President Keith McDonald. event. .. 'a crocwct.ofpeo,»li The reception was in the Key · "Keith has wanted to do this, so Kathleen Schilling, president of at the l.JC)!!;tenfJ West room of the Student Union. they allocated $2,000," Sarrubbo on Aprff .. ts. ~ w The Student Government said. See DEAN, Page 5 .. ~ . .. • e garage comes tumblin down Eart:h Day .. Blowout to By BRIAN SMITH News Editor honor Mother A 22-ton crane destroyed about a quarter of the east park­ Nature ing garage after the ground could not support the weight of By DAN McMULLAN the heavy machinery. Staff Writer The crane was carrying about 25 tons of precasted concrete Live music, information displays when it fell on the structure at and activities will educate and about 10 a.m. on April 15. inform the UCF community about 'We don't know yet how it Earth Day on April 22. could have happened," said Earth Day Blowout will be held Pete Newman, director of facil­ from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the • ities planning. "It could be a Student Union West Plaza. combination of a soft spot on Jessica Smith, CAB special event the ground and the wind." director, said the band Cold Spot 8 The opening of the $7 mill,ion will perform. The band played at garage could be delayed, and • the UCF Halloween Masquerade additional costs will be needed Ball in October. to repair the damages. Also performing will be Wellville Newman said he is not sure if the garage will be ready to open and Umoja. Each band will play at its schedule time, but it is the hour-long sets. contractor's responsibility to One of the activity tables will pay for the damage. allow people to plant a flower and Jose, the crane operator, was take it home. Another table will a little shaken up from the acci­ demonstrate sand-art and give dent but no one else was hurt, everyone a chance to create their said Mark Gettings, superinten­ own masterpjece. dent of Pre-:Con Construction. "This will be a special event • An hour following the garage because of the opportunity for the accident, a lull forklift fell on Campus Activities Board to work the Health and Public Affairs with other organizations to pro­ Building. mote a common cause," Smith "At 11: 15 a.m., a lifting boom said. with no load was unstable and The first Earth Day was staged lost its balance," said Keith on March 21, 1970, to coincide Sommers, regional vice presi­ with the vernal equinox, according dent of pyramid masonry. "It to the official Earth Day website. gairied momentum on the sand ''The Earth will continue to and it took out scaffolding." regenerate its life sources only as It is unknown how long it will long as we and all the peoples of take to repair the damages from Photo by DEREK GONSOULIN the world do our part to conserve both accidents. The repairs Workers examine the damage after a lull forklift falls on the scaffolding at the Health and Public its natural resources," said • 16 began on April · Affairs Building. President Gerald Ford. "Through voluntary action, each of us can join in building a productive land Deal' s achievements deserving of an alumnus award in harmony with nature." The intent of Earth Day is to By GWEN R. RHODES UCF's College of Health and Public Deal is the vice president o{ underwriting "bring people together in heart and Staff Writer Affairs chose seven distinguished alumni and agency operations for First American mind at a special moment and from its schools and departments as recipi­ Title Insurance Company of Winter Park. A increase determination to pursue The criminal justice and legal studies ents of the achievement awards. part-owner in the company, he has held the 'peace, justice and the care of department has chosen Larry P. Deal, class Each school and department selected a position for 13 years, and Deal has been in · Earth." of 1977, as this year's distinguished alum­ winner based on the individual's career the title industry for 24 years. ''The people of Earth have the nus. He will receive UCF's Alumni achievements, leadership qualities and con­ • Professional Achievement Award . tributions to their community. See AWARD, Page 5 See PRESERVATION, Page S Senators oppose lodge Beware the Phantom Senators and administration clash ~~ The classic Broadway musical has :.'''?---~::~. Interim coach Miriam Metzcus is over Greek Lodge. hit Orlando. hoping for the full-time job. - Page 11 -Page 14 - Page 24 April 22, 1998 www.UCFFuture.com Central Florida Future • 2 Trapped bicycle $ Students need to learn how not to forget • only due to, brea¥; in : By LINDA RAMOS visual, then seeing keywords tools. Use them for vocabu­ 11 Staff Writer . on the test may act as cues to lary, possible test questions, • at boat compound recollect the information. names, dates and formulas. <ll Forgetting is a student's In addition to the three­ Create the flashcard deck for By ANNEMARIE MONT.AL't enemy. The last thing a stu­ step process, memory can the class and review it in Staff Writer · • dent needs is to be attacked either be short term or long short, interval study sessions by a bout of forgetting in the term. one to two weeks before an Polipe responded to an h1trqsion alarn;J: at the middle of an important process. Kevin Paul of Study exam. Lake Claire boat compound.at ~;05 a.m. offp\pril exam. _First, information needs to Smarter, Not Harder defines • Avoid studying similar 10. After arriving'atthe scene; police observed Most students study to be received. Use your learn­ short-term memory as class subjects in one study the front gate to be open and the fence ·in the enhance their forgetting ing style (visual, auditory, immediate access to infor­ session. You might get con­ pack .of the compound .. skills rather than their mem­ kinesthetic) to receive infor­ mation that is retained fused studying similar infor­ wag. prtllecI up apg1)t two ory skills. In short, students mation. superficially, while long­ mation making remember­ feetfrom the ground. study to forget. Second, information is term memory is retaining the in_g more difficult. Organize bicycle wa$ fotind A This occurs when a student retained when a student infounation through extend­ notes into categories, charts • trapped fi.nder the,,. fen,ce .. combines passive study makes a conscious effort to ed use for a longer period of or diagrams to separate sim­ Believing the $uspect was activity with inactive study remember. Information that time. ilar/conflicting concepts. still in the area. police activity. is motivating or interesting Unfortunately, some stu­ • called the Orange County For example, a student is more likely to be retained. dents just use their short~ Remembering class mater­ K-9 unit and secured the area until they arrived. asks another student to let To increase the power of term memory hoping to i.al becomes easier the more The K-9 unit tracked the entire area. and found him/her copy class notes. retention find a reason either remember long enough to times the information is • no trace of an intruder. Officers contacted recre­ Copying class notes without thrmJgh personal/profes­ pass a test. reviewed. Use as many ational services to check for further damage. much thought to them is a sional relevance to be excit­ Marvin and Peter skills while studying as pos­ All alarms were inspected and seemed ·ro be passive study activity. ed about the class materials, Lunenfeld of College Basics sible. Study to remember. working properly. No fingerprints or footprints • Combine that with not and then make a conscious provide some pointers on were found in the area. reviewing the notes after effort to remember. enhancing memory. Linda Ramos is associated they have been copied is an Third, information is use­ with Full Student Services • .IA .other repo,rts from the UCE~D.: inactive study activity. This less if it is not recollected. • Try to review notes you (FSS), which provides word student has studied the notes Class material can be have taken as soon as the processing/typing and • An advertisipg qanner wa$ ~en froPJ;.Q~t~id~ to be forgotten.