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Central Florida Future. 1805. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture/1805 ~ Oft a FREE ·Published Monda sand Thursda :s ~~~~~~~:::..:::=::~~~~~~~· .'.:'.::• ~~_J·~~~~~~~w~w~w.~.U~a~n~ew~:s~.w~m~·~T~hu~r~sd~ay~,J~a~nu~a~ry~2~7,~2~00~5 EIGHT ISN'T ENOUGH . DOUBLE THREAT IF IT'S BROKEN, WOMEN PUSHING ON SIERRA AND ROSEN LEAD MEN'S TENNIS TH EN DON'T FIX IT - SEE SPORTS, AS - SEE SPORTS, AS - SEE the indie, INSIDE ', Two fraternities still homeless I .Pi Kappa Alpha and Sigma Phi Epsilon await ~e-code repairs TAN NGUYEN awaits fire code upgrades and construc­ Pi Kappa Alpha also was forced to News Editor tion repairs in the wake of damage from shut down after being found in violation last surruner's hurricanes. The fire code offire codes by Orange County fire mar­ Members of two UCF fraternities are violations turned up in an inspection last shals. II 1~1 ... counting the days until they can return month, and were related to the removal According to Knisel, Pike members to their homes - although in one.case, of drywall and problems with a mal­ had illegally built attic-like spaces above members fear their home may be closed functioning fire panel, said Patrick · bedrooms to house clandestine activi­ indefinitely. Knisel, alumni board president ofvolun­ ties. ''There wa5 enough space to put a The houses of both Sigma Phi teer housing for the fraternity. mattress in there," he said. Epsilon and Pi Kappa Alpha were shut~ The Sig Ep house is slated to reopen Pike member Charles Stimack said tered last month prior to the start of the no later than Aug. I, Knisel said. the fraternity could be closed indefinite­ spring semester. ''It will be a brand new house by the ly. "We don't know when we'll reopen, Sig Ep voluntarily closed and moved time it reopens," he said. "We're doing MICHAE LSNEAD I CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE . its 39 tenants out while the fraternity so much to it" PLEASE SEE SIG ON AS The Pik~ house was closed earlier this month due to fire code violations. They may be closed indefinitely. ' Residents·miss housing deadline Yepes, a finance major, was Students aren't told that he could still turn in a late deposit, but at this point it guaranteed place was unlikely the foursome would be able to live together on cam­ pus. in dorms next fall The Department of Housing NATHAN POEKERT and Residence Life reserves 85 Senior Staff Writer percent of the beds for incoming freshmen. With that many beds On-campus residents who already set aside, it was impor­ missed the deadline for prepay­ tant for current residents to pay ment are starting to consider off­ their deposits on time in hopes of campus living options after living on campus again this fall. ' learning they may not be able to Many residents, including secure dormitory housing again Yepes and his friends, were sur­ next fall. prised to find they had missed Freshman Christian Yepes the deadline. and three friends had hoped to "I don't remember getting any move in together into a four-bed­ sort of notification,~ said Josh room, two-bath apartment at Yates, a freshman chemical engi-., Lake Claire. But when Yepes neering major and one of those went to the Lake Claire office who had planned to share quar­ Monday to pick up the paper­ ters with Yepes. "I didn't receive work and deposit information, he anything in the mail or by e-mail lear~ed the Jan. 15 deadline for deposits had passed. PLEASE SEE FRIENDS ON A6 1 Wanted: Leader with integrity for $18,000 Looking for new student body president KATE HOWELL Trustees, which debates and Senior Staff Writer approves all the major decisions on campus - such as the pro­ ., With candidates for Student posed on-campus stadium. It's a MICHAEL SNEAD I CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE Government Association presi­ role that Peters has especially The concert bands ptactice in the main room in the Rehearsal Hall yesterday afternoon. The group has to fit everybody into the tight seating schedule because of limited space. dent set to step forward starting enjoyed. "It's great to be in the middle of things," he said, though .,. Monday, students are beginning to consider what makes a good if he had to do it over again, he Music'g outdated Pregnant woman president; what the president admitted that he would have does and exactly how much this pushed sooner for a dental clinic. facilities hit a low person gets paid. Said Bentley: "The president ~ jumps from elevator, The answers: integrity, a lot has the great privilege of being in note: Rehearsal Hall other horror stories and $770 every two weeks. a position to make a difference in MONICA PANAKOS Current Student Body Presi­ the lives of students and to work Senior Staff Writer NAOMI RINGER dent Kevin Peters said "integrity, with the administrators to really Contributing Writer honesty and affect the university." Nestled between the UCF Book­ good delega­ In addition, the president stor~ and Colbourn Hall sits a heavily Don't take the elevator - take the Petitions for candidacy tion skills" appoints all student cabinet offi­ used building that goes unnoticed by stairs.·That is the warning almost every­ are available this week are crucial cials and justices and sits on the the average student. one working, studying and teaching in in the SGA office. to the office. committee that recommends how Inside, the once vibrant carpets are Colbourn Hall will give. Dec!aration of candi­ His vice the $11.5 million generated by the flecked with fadeµ stains. Ripped apri­ They will share elevator stories and dacy lasts from Monday president, the Activity and Service Fee is cot-colored curtains hang from the laugh, but they also wonder when the until Feb. 3. The elections· Willie Bent­ spent The president also has the cracking ceiling, and ' an untuned problems will end. themselves run from Feb. ley Jr., chance to speak at convocations, piano rests on the stage. A musty Colbourn Hall elevators have been a 21 until Feb. 23, and agreed: orientations and open houses. ~ smell lingers in the air like one of the continuous concern, which UCF has runoffs, if necessary, last "The most Both.Peters and Bentley say an sour notes plucked from the piano's been trying to fix without success. from Feb. 28 until March 2. important effective president needs more keys. Percussionists mingle about the Barbara Stevens, the English Depart­ duty or obli- than a solid handshake. The pres­ lobby as the band warms up in the ment secretary, remembers when she gation of an ident needs to connect with stu­ Rehearsal Hall's main room. MICHAEL SNEAD I CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE was trapped in the elevator. "I was in effective SGA president is a com­ dents by being accessible and Oliver Molina, one of the percus­ Tito Blanes, 25, practices his guitar outside the hall. there over the summer and the phone mitment to lead with integrity." attending crucial campus events. sionists, has learned to cope with the didn't work," she said. "Finally the police SGA Supervisor of Elections The president is also expected to Rehearsal Hall building for the past but he changed his mind when he saw came and got me out" Brent Fieser has a behind-the­ put in between 30 and 40 hours four years. Each morning, he arrives at the run-down Rehearsal Hall. Instead, Students are also hesitant to use the scenes working knowledge of per week at the office. 7 a.m. to assure that he will have time he now attends Florida State Universi­ elevators. Aida Latorte, a political sci­ presidential elections. Of past "It has become obvious to me to practice; 18 percussionists must ty which has two state-of-the-art ence major, works in the Political Sci­ candidates, he said, "Every indi­ that the students crave a welcom­ .,. share only three practice rooms. / music performance buildings. ence Department office on the fourth vidual has possessed excellent ing, diverse SGA where all stu­ He has witnessed the building's In fact, compared to Florida'.s U · floor and said she had to pry the elevator leadership qualities. With each dents' voices are taken into neglect firsthand. However, that neg­ state universities, UCF's music facili­ doors apart last week. "The elevator was candidate, the views on how UCF account," Bentley said. lect is no fault ofthe music students or ties are the worst, according to Johnny on the first floor," she said. "But the will progress are pretty unani­ Peters' list of practical skills ~ faculty. Pherigo, chairman of the Music doors wouldn't open." mous." includes networking and time "The carpets are old,'' he said. "I've Department. The Rehearsal Hall has Another student, Miriam ,VanderMey, Fieser also said that there is management, which he describes ;iever actually seen the stage area vac- been refurbished only once since it said the elevators are "questionable." some con.fusion among students as "the ones I use most." , 1:1.umed ever [by janitors].