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A D I G I T A L C I T Y 0 R L A N D 0 C 0 M M U N I T Y P A R T N E R (AOL Keyword: Orlando) www.orlando.digitalcity.com Former astronaut to teach at UCF By GWEN R. RHODES for shuttle mission STS-35 in December design, construction, and integration of the being built for a launch by the shuttle in · Assistant News Editor 1990 on the Space Shuttle Columbia and Hopkins Ultraviolet Telescope, one of the the year 2000. STS-67 in March 1967 on the Space instruments of NASA's Astro Observatory. Durrance has conducted research and Former astronaut Sam Durrance has Shuttle Endeavour. Dr. Durrance has According to Durrance, seeing Earth directed graduate students at Johns signed on to teach freshman classes at logged over 615 hours in space. from space has changed his career focus. It Hopkins University for the past 15 years. UCF on the history and future of space "They will learn how space technology fostered a desire to create new technology His research interests include the origin technology. . is an integral part of modem life and see for the study and management of the and evolution of the solar system, the A veteran of two space shuttle missions, what the future holds," he added. · Earth's resources. search for planets around other stars, and Durrance will teach and lead some Durrance, who holds a doctorate of phi "We are teaching students about the the origin of life. He has published over 60 (. research projects at the UCF-led Florida losophy in astro-geophysics from the space industry in a real world environ technical papers about spacecraft opera Space Institute at Cape Canaveral Air University of Colorado, was a principal ment," · said Flor~da Space Institute tions, planetary astronomy, adaptive Station. Durrance plans to involve other research scientist in the Department of Director Ron Phillips, who expects about optics, and nuclear physics. astronauts and cosmonauts in the course. Physics and Astronomy at Johns Hopkins 150 students to attend classes this fall. In Durrance is also president of Earth "The students will get to see where space University in Baltimore, Md. He is a co addition to learning from the pros, students Systems Technology, a small company history was made and continues to be investigator involved in the flight hard will be involved in real projects, such as developing new technology for the study made," said Durrance, a payload specialist ware development, optical and mechanical the earth sensors and the laser satellite and management of.Earth's resources. .UCF Downtown Center offers legal studies degree
By NICOLE KING News Editor
UCF's Downtown Academic Center will offer a full time Bachelor of Arts in the Legal Studies program for the first time this fall. "This is an extension of our full program," said Legal Studies Coordinator Frank Ravitch. "Our goal is to offer every core course and some electives down there for legal studies. "For the fall, we have a limited amount of classes offered and only three courses are listed in the schedule book.-Some are in the book and some are not," Ravitch said. "But we are looking at spring as being full time. We hope to offer a few during the summer as well." Some of the courses to be offered include: law and the legal system, legal research and legal writing. Five
i · or six core courses will be offered a semester as well as a few electives. While many of the courses are open to only degree seeking students, others have open enrollment. ·The evening courses are designed to introduce students to
See PROGRAM, Page 4 ( UCF South Center now offering credit classes By NICOLE KING "We are trying to build awareness with the faculty and News Editor students that UCF has a center in south ·Orlando," said Duryea. "We polled about 2,200 students· and a lot of UCF's South Orlando Center will offer college credit them didn't even know the center existed." classes for the first time beginning in the fall. Each of In the past, the center has mostly offered non-credit pro UCF's five colleges will offer courses at the center. grams such as certification courses and business training The center plans to focus only on upper division, 3000- sessions. 4000 level classes over the next couple of semesters. The center will provide traditional face-to-face classes Grad courses will be offered in the spring and eventually, along with classes based on higher technology. Duryea lower level classes will be added as well. said courses can be viewed at the center from the main South Orlando Center Director John Duryea said the campus on live TV through its interactive TV system or center is targeting UCF students who live in the viewed at the center by videotape through its videotaped Future File Photo Kissimmee and Osceola areas. Duryea said a big problem courses (FEEDS) system. UCF's Downtown Academic Center provides easy for the center is that a lot of people are unaware that UCF access for students seeking law degrees. even has a south center. See ORLANDO, Page 2
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Call for details. © 1998 AT&1 • August 26, 1998 www.UCFfuture.com Central Florida Future • 4 Program beneficial for students who work and live downtown From PAGE 1 Downtown Law Library is less than a cou opment opportunity for persons with es down there over the course of a few ple of blocks from the Center too, so that career positions in law offices, corpora years." the legal system, including civil and will save a lot of time," he said. tions and public agencies," he said. For further information on the courses criminal operations. Bernard McCarthy, chairman of the Although the program is making a slow offered at the Downtown Center during Ravitch said the program could be Criminal Justice/Legal Studies start, Ravitch sees potential in the pro the fall semester, contact UCF's Criminal helpful to UCF students who live in Department, said the program offers a gram. Justice and Legal Studies Office at 823- Apopka and to those who work or live unique opportunity for professionals to "As time goes on, more people will find 2603. The Downtown Academic Center is downtown. "Many people can just walk take classes. out about it and it will grow. It's possible located at 36 W. Pine St., Orlando and can over straight from their offices. The "This is an excellent professional devel- that students could take all of their cours- be contacted at 317-7700. • • • • • • • • • • August 26, 1998 www.UCFfuture.com Central Florida Future • 5 • • A merger for student success • By SHELLEY WILSON student success. Campus Life will include such ser Staff Writer vices as Residence Life, Student Activities and Campus ·Ministries. Academic Development and • By the end of August, the merger of Student Retention, the next largest department, will offer Affairs with Emollment and Academic Services the Student Academic Resource Center, Pub & Grill should be complete. Orientation and Advisement Programs. : The former 16 positions in Emollment and "Our new division is committed to student suc present ... Academic Services and Student Affairs are now cess," said Huddleston, "all our efforts will proyide eight positions in the new Division of Student the foundation for an optimal student learning envi • Development and Emollment Services . ronment. Clearly we will add value to the UCF The eight positions under .this new merger are experience; the new value from our merger will ·'South park' Student Government and Divisional Operations, strengthen student services, foster collaboration Administrative Affairs, Academic Development among students, faculty and staff and improve • and Retention, Special Programs, Campus Life, UCF's competitive advantage." WEDNESDAY: South Park night Undergraduate Admissions, Financial Aid and The office locations of the new division are in the Optimal Student Leaming Environment Administrative Building. 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' August 26, 1998 www.UCFfuture.com Central Florida Future • 6 Students need motivation for·su'ccess By LINDA RAMOS mal to avoid activities that Staff Writer are perceived as unpl~as ant-being · organized may Somewhere along life's path, students Learn to per beoneofthem.Ratherthan ceive the learning process as an intolerable chore. viewing organization as This feeling, carried over into the college years, negative, associate positive leads to low levels of motivation. rewards and thoughts to Simply, motivation is defined as the energy that getting organized (e.g., if you're more organized, propels you forward in life. Linda S. Lumsden in your grades can improve). Reward yoursel(for her article "Student Motivation to Learn" gives a those times when you are·organized. more technical definition. Motivation, either intrin There are too many distractions. Again, build a sically or extrinsically driven, is the "intense need to self-reward system. When you say no to that party in explore" which is heightened or lessened by each order to study for the exam, reward yourself for individual's personal reasons for whether involve being self-disciplined. This helps build inner future ment or noninvolvement in the activity is necessary. motivation. Intrinsic motivation causes an activity's perfor My classes are boring. Increase motivation by $225 mance for the activity's own sake due to the inner changing your learning style. Maybe your studying feelings of enjoyment it creates. method is too passive because you're a much more (includes textbook) Extrinsic motivation causes an activity's perfor active learner. Challenge yourself. by taking addi 6 - 8 week program mance or non-performance due to external rewards tional classes. Develop an interest for "boring" class and punishments perceived as existing within the es by viewing it as one step closer to graduatidn. UCF Main Campus• UCF South Orlando Center environment. I can't get interested in school because of my per Lumsden provides a research-based approach to sonal problems. This may require professional call increasing motivation called the attribution retrain counseling. Seek advice from family, friends, cam (407) 207-4929 ing process. This process helps students build moti pus counselors, and even, if appropriate, from pro vation by focusing on the actual task rather than the fessors. Division of Continuing Education feelings of failure, frustration, and doubt that may College doesn't have any meaning for me. normally accompany that particular task. Examine the reasons why you are in college. You Students lower their own motivation levels by may just need to change majors or take a semester internally beating themselves up when they make off. Virginia Tech's pamphlet entitled Constructive mistakes i.e., "I'm just no good in this class." In con Suggestions Regardir.g Motivation states that some trast, the retraining process helps students to attribute serious soul-searching of interests, strengths: and mistakes to solutions they can control like learning weaknesses can help match a student's interests with more efficient study skills. appropriate career options. St. Joseph's The University of Victoria's Leaming Skills Linda Ramos is associated with Full Student Program takes a more practical approach to increas Services (FSS) which provides word processing/typ ing motivation. Ideas for increasing motivation can ing and research assistance to college students. ·Catholic Church be discovered from students' complaints about low Direct all correspondence regarding this article to motivation. FSS, PO Box 622077 Oviedo, FL 32762-2077 or I'm just not motivated to be org~zed. It's nor- 407-525-3302. 1501 Alafaya Trail Why wait until you graduate to Saturday Vigil Mass: 6 p.m. get connected? 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When black seat, straightened mountain han threatened to kill the two men. The sus questioned, she dlebars and black plastic pedals. The A 26-year-old male was arrested for pect was arrested for the above charges. gave a false name. bike had a black water bottle attached to aggravated assault and battery on Aug. In addition, both victims wish to prose Upon further the frame. The victim is willing to pros • 13, according to a UCF Police cute for the threats made against their questioning she ecute. Department report. lives. gave her real Police responded to a physical distur name and said her license was suspend •On Aug. 17, a 19-year-old UCF stu • bance call at the Centex Construction In other reports released by the ed. When the officer ran her real name, it dent reported that his new UCF p~king site off Libra Drive next to the Student UCFPD: came back as a suspended license. decal had been removed from his vehicle Health Center. On arrival, police dis The 1999 registration decal on the tag while it was in parking lot G-2. The • covered a black male with a bloodied lip •An 18-year-old UCF student reported had apparently been cut off another tag decal was stolen between the hours of and mouth. Rescue was called to treat a missing red and black 1994 Honda and then glued onto the one the suspect 11 :30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. from the rear the man's injuries. CBR 600 motorcycle from parking lot was using. The tag on the vehicle came window of the victim's vehicle. • After consultation with the two male C-1 on Aug. 14 . back as having expired in March of victims and witnesses, it was determined Sometime around noon, the victim's 1998. •A pool pump was reporte~ stolen from that the scuffle had begun when the sus mother noticed the motorcycle missing. the Health and Public Affairs construc pect began ruipmaging through one of but assumed that her son had gone home •A 19-year-old ,UCF student reported tion site sometime between 3:30 p.m. on • the victim's toolboxes for a cup to get for lunch. The victim reported the her bicycle stolen from the bike racks Aug. 17 and 6:30 a.m. on Aug. 18. When some water. The victim asked the sus motorcycle missing later 'that afternoon between buildings 65 and 75 sometime personnel returned the next morning, the pect to leave the toolbox alone and tried when he attempted to leave campus. before 10 a.m. on Aug. 15. She stated pump was missing along with an exten • to shut the toolbox when the suspect hit that she had locked her bike onto the sion cord. The pump was located next to him in tl:ie ear. The two men then wres •A 50-year-old female was arrested for rack with a combination lock. The cost the Service Access Road. It had been cut tled for a few minutes. Another male obstruction of a police officer's lawful of the black and purple Roadmaster is away from the PVC piping. The com • tried to help the first victim and was also duties when she was stopped for having approximately $80. The bike is a girl's plainant is willing to prosecute. I I • Buy 1 Futon . • • Get 3 kinds of comfort! ~iiiii! It's a lo_veseat. A chaise lounge . • A full-size bed! • • • • • • • Loveseat Position 1 Futon loveseat opens to 3 positions: Loveseat, chaise lounge or full-size bed! Strong solid pine frame. • Optional removable cover . • ~Position 3 Fully open. ifs a handy bed! 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But that won't keep me from doing matter how old you are. lege degree. year, I'll be a freshman." thi s. " The questions race through your mind: "So here I am," she said, clutching a white ·She said, the first days of class are going Barton compared her first day on campus Where do I go? How long does it take to get plastic bag full of textbooks just purchased to be difficult, especially knowing how to to canoeing on unfamiliar waters. "All of a from the Student Center to the from the newly-opened bookstore on cam get from one place to another on campus. sudden there's a tree down in front of you Communications Building or from the park pus. "Here I am. I don't even know what my "But at my age, you've learned that you get and you have to paddle like crazy to get ing garage to the Computer Lab? Do I have major is. You think I'd know that. I've had a map and that there's no such thing as a around it," she noted. "But once you get the right books? If not, what do I do about almost a quarter of a century to figure that dumb question." around it, it's OK for a while." it? one out." She said the toughest part about returning For those students who haven't been in the Barton said she believes she wants to to school has been working out daycare. "I Many older (non-traditional) students are classroom for a decade or two, or even major in computer science, but she wants to thought I was done with that," she said. taking on the challenge of a college educa longer, the start of classes can be downright take a few classes before she makes that "But, I'm not and that's just another little tion at a later point in life than most. If you, frightening. Dana Barton is 42 years old. decision. Right now, she said, she doesn't thing I'll have to overcome. I'm scared com or someone you know, is doing this, let me The last time she was in school was 1974 even .know where the computer center is. ing back to school at my age, but what the ·know about the special challenges facing when she graduated high school in Lowell, "It's so scary out on this huge campus for hey, I've lived this long ... I think I can sur the older student. E-mail ·me at Mass. Since then, she has seen three of her the first time," she said. "I think it's easier vive college." [email protected] and give me your own children graduate high school and one when you' re a kid. Everything is easy then. Barton and Ward said they are excited name and a phone number where I can graduate college. When you get to be my age, everything is about being back in the classroom and hope reach you. "Now it's my tum," she said. "And I'm hard." they will survive the rigors of taking classes, scared out of my mind." Sharrie Ward disagrees. The 53-year-old is doing their out of class work and keeping a She said she has been telling her family raising her grandson alone and starting her balance in the rest of their lives. Total Expense Limit for Candidates $1 00. 00 total for specific College Seat Dates to remember: August 31, 1998: $150.00 total for At-large Pick up petitions from · Senate Secretary in the SGA office, SU room 214, after 9am. September 8-9, 1998: Declaration of Candidacy must be made by S:OOpm on Sept. 9th in the SGA office. September 9, 1998: Active campaigning may begin after 6:00pm. September 14-16, 1998: Senate elections are held. September 21-23, 1998: Senate run-off elections are held if needed. For more detials call 823-2191 • • August 26, 1998 www.UCFfuture.com Central Florida Future • 9 • Website aids in students search for scholarship money • By VICKI DeSORMIER A website called fastWEB (financial aid answers and infor for you, which would leave you more time Staff Writer search through the Web) can help ease the mation you provid on earning those .Ns. • pain of the search. And, unlike many other ed in the survey. If you have younger friends or siblings You've paid your tuition for this semester, scholarship search sites on the web, it's You'd be sur who will be heading to college next year, bought your books and written out your free. Just type in http//www.fastweb.com prised at some of tell them to log on to the site too. It'd be checks for housing and discovered one very and you're ready to go . the scholarships great to get that money flowing in the first • important thing: college is not cheap. It'll take you about 10 minutes or so to fill that are out there semester. Of course we all knew this coming in, but out a quick survey that asks you about your specifically geared toward students at a spe Scholarship money is available even for actually seeing those figures on paper in interests, your educational history, your eth cific school so be sure to let them know students who are seeking advanced degrees, • front of you can really drive that point home nic background, your parents, and such. Fill you're at UCF to check out what money so even if you're graduating this semester, in a pretty painful way. Especially when it out carefully and honestly, there are legit might be available just for you here .. but have plans for graduate school, check you realize you have to do it all again in a imate reasons for the questions they are ask Once you have the names, the people at this one out. There's money for you. • couple of months. ing., fastWEB have continued to make your life The site also offers links to colleges, grad Of course there is help. Those who finance scholarships can make easier by giving you all that you need to uate schools and other institutions of higher Thousands of individuals and organiza any criteria they want when designing their make your pursuit of the cash a successful learning in case you plan to take your edu • tions have money ready to give away to stu educational grant. Talk show host David one. Letters to request an application? Just cational pursuits somewhere else. (Though dents who meet their criteria. Letterman finances one for C-students who a click away. we know you really don't want to do that!) There are grants and scholarships based attend Ball State University. That won't do Assistance in filling out the application? fastWEB makes the painful drudgery of • on your need, your grades, your ethnic ori you any good at UCF, but if you were to call Point and click. It's all right there . seeking out scholarship money a much sim gin, your gender, your parents' military his yourself an A-student on the survey you This site has everything you need to pler task. You almost won't mind doing the tory, your gender and hundreds of other cri would disqualify yourself from some ensure that you get at least some money to little bit of work required. teria. All you have to do is find them. money that might have been help you out starting next semester. It's too And when the money starts coming in, • Sorting through all of those would be rightfully yours. late for this term, but don't procrastinate on you'll be glad you did it. enough to make anyone insane ... not to After you fill out the survey, take a few getting things started for next time around. fastWEB can make a huge difference in mention that you wouldn't have time to do minutes to check out some of the site's The site is bright and clean and easy to nav your financial well being. Take a few min • your school work this semester if you were sponsors (that's what keeps the site free) igate. -It's so easy, even your parents could utes to check it out and you'll be able to to seek out all your options for money for while the computer matches you up with figure it out. You might want to tell them concentrate on your studies instead of wor next semester. potential money sources based on the about it...maybe they can do the leg work rying about how to pay for it all! • • • • • ~ ~o '/' (/. • ~ ~Q ~ • s&" / -0 • 0 0 • • • • • • • For more information contact Joe Behar • Tel.: (407) 281-6284 or e-mail: > [email protected] oa<. CITY. The world's First Rock'n Roll com uter. August 26, 1998 www.UCFfuture.com Central Florida Future• 10 Lead Stories ing could reduce the size of a man's erection in the same way that it shrinks the heart. • Six women filed a lawsuit in Birmingham in July against Alabama's new ban on the sale of sex toys ("any device designed or marketed as useful primari Government in Action ly for the stimulation of human genital organs"). • France's Employment and Solidarity Ministry According to four of the women, the law is a special reported in June that already it had logged "several violation of their privacy, in that they are described in thousand" violations against companies for working the lawsuit (according to an Associated Press report) too hard. (The legal maximum is now 39 hours a as "needing" sexual aids to achieve orgasm. week and drops to 35 in the year 2000.) Among the •In Bridgeport, Conn., in July, a 37-year-old man Ministry's recent busts were a crucial early-evening was put on probation and ordered to counseling for labor-management bargaining session at the commu breaking into a Fairfield, Conn., home on April 17. nications firm Alcatel and one at the defense contrac According to police, the man's motive was that he tor Thomson-CSF, after which the company agreed to knew white people lived there because the house was lock its buildings at 7 p.m. painted white and that he wanted to kill some white • Puerto Rican legislator Augusto Sanchez Fuentes people because he was tired of what be called proposed in April that the government sponsor ''fajrs" "honkies" not respecting him. The man is white, too,_ to which mothers could bring their newborns and put but according to police, he believes he is black. them on sale (for instant adoption) to people from the • Least Competent Magician: According to an mainland. He said such fairs would at once reduce Australian Broadcasting Commission report in June, abortions, improve tourism, streamline the adoption Luke Dow was recuperating in a hospital in Mount process, and ease poverty in Puerto Rico as mothers Isa, Australia, and was considering a lawsuit against begin to look on the fairs as a way to make procre an unnamed magician as a result of a recent perfor ation profitable. mance. Dow said he had volunteered from the audi •Purdy, Mo., banker Glen Garrett, 66, said in March ence to ~sist in two stunts. First, the magician was to that he has spent about $1 million in legal fees in six snatch a piece of paper out of Dow's hand with a years to fight federal regulators who fined him Central Florida Children's Home whip, but he missed, snapping Dow hard in the head. $25,000 for doing business as his father had taught THRIFT STORE Dow nonetheless decided to do the second stunt, in him, by handshake, rather than by required paper 8519 E. 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(The Washington Post reported the Sharif Plus Much More!! weeks later, in Minneapolis, Curtiss Clarin, 56, was paid $58 in income tax in the last year for which fig charged with DUI and failure to take a breathalyzer ures are available, despite the fact that his family's 277-2227 test; for the last 15 years, Clarin has been employed ·business, the lttefaq Group, is the country's fourth Help us HELP the child-ren by the Minneapolis Police Department to testify in largest industrial company, worth $217 million.) VOLUNTEERS NEEDED jury trials about how Breathalyzers work. • In June, Ontario Health Minister Elizabeth Witmer ordered a stop to her office's requiring photographs of We have I 0,000 sq. ft. Of attractive clothing and useful Miscellaneous News From the Disrespect the breasts of women who want reduction surgery merchandise. Fresh materials come into the store everyday. Shop with (though apparently it was only a staff preference to us for great, unbeliernble sayings! Community demand the photos, not a department policy). She In May, Professor John H. Lammers was fired by pointed out that photos of breasts are irrelevant in the University of Central Arkansas for making a determining medical necessity and that few other · Totally owned & operated by the Central Florida Children's snorting noise as he passed school administrators surgeries require evidence beyond the physician's Home. · with whom he had been feuding. And in April, Li certification. (In 1992, a similar problem arose at the Sanhua was sentenced to 20 years in prison in China's Alabama Medicaid office in Birmingham.) Hubei province for shooting a hole in the flag of China on a sports field. And in February, Jermaine Least Competent Criminal Brown and his cousin Jonas Brown, both 21, were Karl Ray Johnson, 23, was charged with disorderly sentenced in Durham, N.C., to six months in jail for conduct at Mervyn's department store _on Sereno riddling a man's car with bullets because, said the Drive in Vallejo, Calif., in June. He fell through a ceil prosecutor, he "looked at them funny." ing from a crawl-space ledge on which he was perched, just above four dressing rooms in which No Stress Picking Up the females were trying on swimsuits. Paycheck Recurring Themes In March 1997, Algie Toomer won a $100,000 set tlement against the state of North Carolina for harass Among the most astonishing cases of paraphilia that ment during a power struggle in his office at the News of the Weird gets to report are the outhouse Department of Motor Vehicles. A legislative commit peepers, who lurk in raincoats in the pits of outdoor , tee investigating the power struggle called him once toilets. The last widely reported sighting was of a 26- as a witness, and in June 1998 Toomer announced year-old man just outside Peterborough, Ontario, in that the hearing was so stressful that he had been 1995, but another alert went out in June 1998 in advised by doctors to take the next year off. And two Horsetooth Mountain Park near Fort Collins, Colo., employees of the Canadian Department of Foreign when a 28-year-old woman using an outhouse Affairs have not been to work since April because, noticed a red light in the pit and looked down to find they maintain, harassment by their supervisors would a man standing in hip-high waders videotaping her. cause them to lapse into clinical depression. He escaped. (Send your Weird News to Chuck Shepherd, PO. 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For example, the sign that • Usually one tries to inform some crosswalk, when a car nearly ran Neither have I. Plus, everyone reads "ped xing" may want to Before I begin this column of one that he/she has been stricken over me. It was similar to one of is so happy on the "people be pronounced as "ped zing" epic proportions I believe it the with a bout of SD by casually those movies when a car comes to mover". Everyone gets a pleas but the problem with that is that • right thing to do to apologize to all pointing upward with the middle a screeching halt three inches ant, stress-free ride and no one it means, literally, "back away the students that were driving on finger or by making rude remarks before hitting a small baby. has to worry about parking, from the camel" in Arabic. But campus the first day of school. It about their mother. If you ever see Suffice to say, the near-hit was which is the leading cause of what it should mean to those • seems that I was a major inconve someone trying to help you out in quite scary considering how much SD. trying to combat SD is "pedes nience to nearly every driver on this manner please maK.e the prop I value my legs, and my life for Which leads me to the next trian crossing", signifying that the UCF campus last Thursday er arrangements. that matter. But what really aston issue at handt I have often criti those without motor vehicles because I was the only driver pay Stupid driving is most prevalent ished me was that the girl didn't cized the lack of parking on may try their luck at crossing • ing attention to what I was doing in the driving habits of tourists or even acknowledge that she had campus, however, I have come the street. Another important at that precise moment, driving. any visitors to a foreign land. nearly taken a life. When I stared to understand that there is pret street sign, arguably the most Everyone else was consumed by Where I come from, the beach, at her through her windshield she ty much a world shortage of important, would be the red, • thoughts of classes, books, profes many tourists visit to practice simply started to shuffle through parking. Where do you think sor:t of round-shaped sign that is sors, the Hanson boys, etc. their stupid driving skills. I say some papers of hers and continued . people in Tokyo and Taiwan emblazoned with the letters S This is not a new phenomenon, this because there must be some to look innocent. She didn't even park their cars? They don't, T-0-P. When read aloud these • however.. I have seen it many degree of brilliance within stupid apologize! they just fold them up and stuff letters form the word "stop" times and in many different forms. driving because these people ar I understand that we all suffer them in their briefcases. In two which means to cease all for During this phenomenon the dri still alive! It takes quite a bit of from bouts of SD from time to local apartment complexes I ward motion. And one last • ver forgets that he/she is behind bravery to make a right turn in the time and much like the Spice Girls ·have been witness to a com important sign would be the big the wheel of a major destructive left turn only lane when the light it is hard to escape unscathed. So I plex-wide case of SD in which rectangular one with the letters force and instead drives as if turns green. I have seen this over have come up with an idea that I the entire complex was stricken Y-1-E-L-D on it. This is a form .. behind the wheel of a bumper car. and over again. People work so believe would curb the SD-related because they only built enough of "stop" but the driver should This' phenomenon is commonly hard to travel from one place to accidents on campus. I think that spaces for handicapped Jrivers, note that it is not license to known as Stupid Driving, or SD. the next and then when they cross UCF should integrate the "people which is fine, except that these blindly enter the next lane. The problem with SD is that it the state line they figure they can mover" system from just that of drivers are not frequenting these Yield means that you should be • comes and goes and when it put their car on auto-pilot and let it Tomorrow land at Walt Disney complexes! careful of cars to the lane which comes it is nearly impossible for do the rest. World to our campus. The "peo There is a conspiracy theory you are about to enter and the person inflicted to realize it The actfon that prompted this ple mover" is such an ideal sys out there that categorically should thus proceed with because they have so many other column was that of a young lady tem. Have you ever seen anyone states that "the man" is trying to extreme caution. things to worry about at the struggling to get to class. I was get hit or run over in the compli- reduce our numbers by reducing These last few hints w~re only parking, thus driving us into a for those who took SD home crazed state of SD, thus result with them. Most people sponta ing in the deaths of many unsus neously recover ·once out of pecting peds (pedestrians). But their cars. So now that I have • we can curb this alarming trend warned you of Stupid Driving by making ourselves familiar please take heed and tell your E""'7er "'VITOI1der with those big things on the side friends, after all, knowing is of the road, sometimes called half the battle. wh..a:tgoes • o:n..AFTER you.. cas-t yo"U.r • "V"c:>-te?? • GET PAID TO • FINI> OUT!! 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Mailed letters must be typed and include the authors signature and phone number. Letters are subject to Auaus~ :Z&-fh • editi ng for space and grammar and become the property of the newspa per. The Central Florida Future is a free campus newspaper published weekly. Kn ight Publishing. Inc. is not associated with the University of Central Florida . • August 26, 1998 www.UCFfuture.com Central Florida Future • 12 • Florida State professor predicts hurricanes By PETE REINWALD including one major one. for example, Gray asked Elsner if he Nino, which causes a change in upper Knight-Ridder Newspapers Elsner beat Gray one-on-one, predicting could recommend any Ph.D. students. level winds not conductive to hurricane a season of six hurricanes, two of them Elsner gave Gray one of his best, Todd development in the Atlantic, will keep the TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Jim Elsner major. Gray said that he underestimated Kimberfain. Elsner knew that Gray's number of hurricanes down. always saw upward and forward. As a the effects of El Nino on hurricane devel name would do a lot for Kimberlain's Eisner's work doesn't involve watching child, he would look into the sky and his opment. Elsner predicted last December career, Kimberlain said. a hurricane develop and forecasting its future. that El Nino - that crazy . weather phe "He was thinking of me in that instance, movement. His work, as is Gray's, is ,, His future would become a whirlwind nomenon blamed (or everything from too and not of himself," said Kimberlain, long-term forecasting. of research and statistics. And his future many flies to the flyover - would inhibit who continues to work with Elsner on the Both make their forecasts based on would become, in a sense, our destiny. hurricane activity in the Atlantic, annual hurricane forecast. "It was one of parameters that most of us wouldn't dis Elsner, 38, predicts hurricanes. He is an Caribbean and Gulf. He was right. the most unselfish acts I could think of." cuss over coffee, let alone all day - upper associate professor of meteorology at "To b~at the industry standard for a year Elsner has been making seasonal hurri level winds along the east and southeast Florida State University. He knows all is good," Elsner said. "There's a certain cane predictions since 1994. His is one of coasts of the United States and Panama, about pressure. High pressure is going amount of pride. But it's not something three recognized forecasts in the United rainfall in Africa and water temperature one-on-one against Michael Jordan. that extends very far." States - a group in Houston also puts one in the Pacific. Atmospheric pressure is going storm-for Like most scientists, Elsner is quiet, out. Elsner recently became the first to In April, Gray predicted six hurricanes storm against William Gray. perhaps awkwardly quiet at first, and give an extended hurricane forecast - a and two maj01; ones for this season. That's what Elsner is doing. And he's deliberate in his comments. But he is not five-year model through the year 2002 Elsner said he doesn't keep track of his not exactly twisting in the wind. the · stereotype pens-in-the-shirt-pocket that calls for four hurricanes this year, forecasts or how he does against Gray. Gray is the Colorado State University scientist. He wears stylish glasses and a "four or five" next year and eight in 2000. The year before last, Elsner predicted • meteorology professor who has been pre little beard more fit for a guitarist. The 1998 Atlantic hurrican~ season runs eight hurricanes, one of them major, and dicting hurricanes since .1984. He is the "Culture still looks at scientists as kind through Nov. 30. Elsner makes no Gray predicted seven hurricanes, two of unquestioned authority on seasonal hurri of geeky," Elsner said. "I look at my col promises. ·But here's his prediction: them major. The 1996 season featured cane forecasts. He is Michael Jordan with leagues as part of the old generation; still Three hurricanes, one of them major. nine hurricanes, including five major a barometer. very conservative in how they dress and That's from the forecast Elsner put out in ones. But Gray shot an unstable-air ball last how they act. I'm much more aware of December. Elsner has been hanging in there wi.th year. He predicted in April 1997 that we'd people's perception of me." But Elsner said he's relying more on his Gray, who has been in this field for about see seven hurricanes, including three Those who know Elsner speak highly of long-term model of four hurricanes, the 40 years. So it's possible that when we major ones during the 1997 Atlantic hur his ethics and of his loyalty. same number it predicted last year. look at Elsner, we're looking at the future ricane season. We saw three hurricanes, On a visit to Tallahassee not long ago, Elsner said he believes the lingering ·El of hurricane forecasting. Open for lunch and dinner, Monday- Friday, This new dining facility features Sub Connection, This place has got it all - it's a combination conve Chick-fil-A, and Freshens Yogurt. Great Escapes is nience store, grill and pizza shop. Not only that, but Located in the Student Resource Center, the UDR located in the Student Services Complex, next to it's located close to the dorms. Knights Pantry is carries a wide variety of dining choices, in both the Bookstore. 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On others Beatty listed his My credit is fine," he said. Police were alerted to a possible prob business number as the business number Officials said there is very little a per SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Sacramento lem last month when one victim called of the applicant, he added. son can do to protect themselves from police have arrested a California State police claiming that his name had been Chris Adams, an administrative assis such a scam. University at Sacramento employee who stolen from a college application and was tant in San Diego, was one of the victims One defense, Sacramento Police used the names and Social Security num used to get a credit card. Teachout took identified by police. Adams said Detective Bill Teachout said, is for con bers of college applicants to steal more the case to university police and found Wednesday that he applied to several sumers to file a statement with credit that $70,000 in goods and services, that they were investigating two similar state colleges in 1995, but not to reporting agencies requiring that they be investigators said. cases. Sacramento. notified before a credit card is issued in George Beatty, 51, was arrested Beatty was first arrested July 17 on sus In March, credit card companies began their name. Tuesday on suspicion of grand theft and picion of false impersonation. But calling him about outstanding debt. Eight Ann Reed, spokeswoman for CSUS, false impersonation. Teachout kept digging through credit credit cards were issued in his name said the college is very concerned about • Investigators said that over the past six records and soon found a pattern in the without his knowledge. He estimated that the security of applicants names and years Beatty has used the identities of at people being victimized. $1,900 was spent on gas and stereo Social Security numbers. Each employee least 24 people to buy stereo equipment, All of the victims lived outside of the equipment under his name. who handles such information is furniture, put gas in his car and even pay Sacramento area and all were applicants Adams said he spent hours on the screened and trained in protecting the the electric bill. He worked for the uni to a state college, but, for one reason or phone with creditors straightening our information. versity for about 20 years, most recently another, did not attend, Teachout said. the mess, but there has been no lasting "We take this kind of crime very seri • in the admissions and records department. 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This music It's a way to express our emotions, and the new 12209 University Blvd. is really smooth ~d a funky twist to it. It's a little release by Medeski, Martin, & Wood (MMW) is an • 658-7979 slow but is definitely cool to listen to while hanging excellent example of that. This trio comes packed out with your friends, sitting by the pool and drink with John Medeski on keyboards, Billy Martin on is located in ing coffee coolatas. Each song starts a new journey drums and percussion, and Crhis Wood on bass. • the UC7 plaza with its own unique samples and some pretty phat Together since 1990, their popularity has spread basslines. "Balloon To The Moon" had a nice, from New York to Canada to the west coast and (next to Kinko's housey vibe going on, and the uplifiting "Bring beyond, and they crank out some jazzy samples and Back The Sun" made beautiful images pop into my .. & Dominos) freaky sounds. It's a little slow, but ~hat really head. Very surr~al. More notably, "Jeep Caught sounded good was some turntable scratching on a Smoking Jesus" is very cool, starting off with an few of the tracks. But the album still needed some • Reg. Store Hrs: announcer testing the bass levels. At bass level 5, it more funk and it needed to be a little faster . • breaks down into some fly beats and wacky sounds. Regardless, you'll want to keep your eyes open for Mon-Thur 8:30-7 Not just a local dj anymore, Pimp Daddy Nash has more of MMW in the future. Fri 8:30-6 created a different and enjoyable cd to kick back to. -Mercedes McElmurry • Definitely add this one yo your collection. Sat 10-5 -Mercedes McElmurry • We also carry: • s\\t1\KRtL HUT ZIPft!NS .· 1SOIOCBOOJf '... ?»·UtN»~ UCF Merchandise • *Greek • Merchandise • ~ - •''""·'*''""¥• Funkmaster Flex * School Supplies Squirrel Nut Zippers - The Mix Tape Vol. Ill/ 60 Perennial Favorties ' Minutes Of Funk (Mammoth) (Loud) • *Study Aids With swing music coming back in style in a big Flex is one of the best known and well-repsected way, Squirrel Nut Zippers should be poised to hip-hop djs in New York, blowing up radios with his receive a lot of attention on their new CD. But what • top-rated ·show and shaking the roofs at clubs all sets this troupe apart from others who are trying to over the Big Apple. I don't know how he did it, but *Cliff's Notes recycle the frantic, fast-paced music is that they're he managed to squeeze forty songs into a sixty really not a swing band. Their sound is a goofy and minute set of pure house party madness. There's not • fun combination of every rock and jazz flavored enough room on this page to include everyone sound around. This all makes for a. very good time involved, but there's plenty of deep bass and beats on the album, and things start off with a bang in *Backpacks to keep everyone's body moving, and the mix goes "Suits Are Picking Up The Bill" and from then on from gangster rap to old school to even a little disco. it's a trip tbtough some down home beats. "Low This just shows that Flex is an expert at getting a Down Man" features the intoxicating voice of party started right. Instead of mixing, there's mostly • Katherine Whalen, and "Trou Macacq" throws a cutting and scratching between tracks, and plenty of and more! Caylpso groove into an already diverse group of shout-outs to different friends that gets a little old songs. The whole thing kind of makes you want to sometimes, especially when he keeps reminding us throw on your shiniest suit (or maybe some over who we're listening to (like we didn't hear him the alls), grab your favorite girl or guy, and and go first 50 times). And what's with this 'Final Chapter' Don't forget shake a tail feather or two at the local dancin' hall. stuff? If this CD starts flying off the shelves like Full of nostalgia but fresher than a Dunkin' Donut, your FREE previous volumes, do you really think he won't Squirrel Nut Zippers have perfected their own want to make another one? scantrons & Bluebooks! unique and high quality sound. Hmm .... - Corbett Trubey - Corbett Trubey August 26, 1998 www.UCFfuture.com Central Florida Future • 18 Number of candidates increased with Woodson's win last year FromPAGE24 RB, LSU, Peter Warrick, WR, Florida State, Boston, WR, Ohio State, R.Jay Soward, WR, •Jamal Lewis, RB, University of USC, Donovan McNabb, QB, Syracuse, . < Tennessee. Overshadowed by Peyton Michael Bishop\ QB, Kansas State, Tim Manning, Lewis rushed for 1,364 yards as a Rattay, QB., Louisiana Tech, Bobby freshman and will be expected to shoulder a Newcombe, QB, Nebraska, DeAngelo larger load. If the Vols win the SEC, the Evans, RB, Nebraska, Anthony Thomas, RB, sophomore tailback will get major consider Michigan, Amos Zeroue, RB, West Virginia, ation. and Ron Dayne, RB, Wisconsin. •Travis Minor, RB, Florida State Of course, since Woodson did take home the University. Minor, like Lewis, is a sopho hardware last year, one can't overlook defen more tailback who will figure prominently in sive standouts like Ohio State linebacker his team's success. If the 'Noles reach the Andy Katzenmoyer, North Carolina comer ( National Championship game and Minor back Dre Bly, and Florida linebacker Jevon puts up the numbers he could snatch the Kearse. award as well. Culpepper's status as a "small school" star { •Joe Germaine, QB, Ohio State could actually be an advantage for once. University. Germaine has tremendous Most p(fople won't see any mistakes he may· receivers in David Boston and Dee Miller. make because they will only be watching 1 After platooning at quarterback the past two highlight reels.Steve Mc Nair made a push as seasons the job is his. If he leads the a I-AA superstar a few years ago, while Buckeyes to tht: national title, he could get Randy Moss was a top candidate last year. the recognition that has eluded him. Culpepper's performances will be seen . •Other top candidates to watch: J.R. everywhere. The college football world will Redmond, RB, Arizona State, Kevin Faulk, be watching. FOR the EDUCATION and RE~EARCH COMMUNITY < -Morningstar ratin~s for " ••• America~ the CREF G1 ·.·· gqum~s . Acco1,mt, 1 CREF Eqtiity thdex;Atcount. 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The first team scored on haven't seen it." four of seven drives behind Culpepper, who Kruczek got his Yo.ur Local. Neighborhood Beverage Store also rushed for a touchdown. leadership from "The main thing is to get out here and evalu Culpepper, who ate where we are. I think we made good strides could be heard Fine Wines, Liquor, Beer & Cigars K. Clark today," said Culpepper. "As a unit, we were spurring his offense Wide Selections more together and more familiar with the offen on, telling them not to quit and to concentrate sive scheme." on execution. The message was well received by Great Prices Clark was Culpepper's main target, catching the unit, especially Clark, who has been one of Major Brands four passes for 113 yards. Mark Nonsant was the main culprits in dropping balls and lacking also productive, making three receptions for 39 concentration in the past. Thanks to a dedicated • yards. Former quarterback Tyson Hinshaw was off-season regimen, he has made a marked 10143 University Blvd. impressive again, hauling in three catches for 82 improvement. Corner of University & Dean yards and a touchdown. "Kenny's underachieved in the past but lately 1 "My big message to these guys was that he's been playing like I know he can play," Next to Publix we've got to have more consistency in effort Kruczek said. "Kenny's playing with a lot of and attitude," head coach Mike Kruczek said. confidence, and he'll be a big help for us." 671-4111 "We've got talent on this football team, but Defensively, however, UCF struggled. The • we've got to come out every day with a domi secondary wa,s consistently beaten, the pass rush nant attitude to get accomplished what our goals was not as potent as it was it in the opening 1 • are. Offensively we did that and defensively we scrimmage when they recorded ten sacks, and let down a little bit." containment was suspect, as the offense man The improved play came after Kruczek aged to tum small gains into big plays. issued a challenge to his offense after becoming "We were terrible today. We couldn't stop · · frustrated with their erratic play. the run or the pass," defensive coordinator Gene "The··guys, if they have any pride, will come Chizik said. "The effort was there, but they .out and play [Saturday] and not take the damn weren't concentrating enough. If we play like < day offJik,e they did today/' Kfuctek said the this in ottr opener·they are-going to score a lot · afternoon - before ~the ~crimmage~ 0 It's not a good ·of points. We just have to work on getting bet- quality of a championship segment of a football ter." Aerobics • Free Weight Exercise Bikes • Lifesteps Treadmills • Hammerstrength DON'T DELAY, CALL TODAY! 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Dolphins, Colts, Steelers, Vikings and Unfortunately, that is not the case for back Howard is current Panthers. up linebacker Tito Rodriguez, who will miss ly the third team tail Coach Mike Kruczek was asked, of course, the opener against Louisiana Tech with a tom back, behind Mike about Culpepper from a couple of the scouts ulna collateral ligament suffered while making Grant and Edward after practice but there also were some ques a tackle in Saturday's scrimmage. He should Mack but ahead of tions about Siaha Burley, Mark Nonsant, Paul return for the home opener Sept.12. Daryl Jones, who Miranda, Cornell Green and Mike Grant. Senior tailback Daryl Jones missed the struggled with condi scrimmage to attended a funeral. Freshman tioning over the sum Walk-on tryouts impress Chance Hutto (shoulder) and linebacker Chris mer after having to Gunn (knee) are still recovering from surgeries. take 12 credit hours strength coach M. Clark in order to remain eli • UCF welcomed 62 hopefuls to walkon try Purdue tailback's status gible after transfer- outs, looking to fill 15 slots on the scout ring from Illinois State. team.Prospects were tested in the 40 and mea still unknown • sured for their height and weight. They also Purdue has yet to officially release tailback Cellular phone affair went through position-specific drills. Strength Jeremy Thomas from his football scholarship. coach Reese Bridgman oversaw the tryout. If he does not receive a release, it means • appears finalized "We have, without question, a lot better Thomas cannot play football for two years . Athletic Director Steve Sloan has set the looking group of young men than we did last UCF is hoping Purdue will release him so he punishment for three players who were year," Bridgman said. "A lot of these guys can enroll at UCF for the spring semester since involved in the cellular telephone scandal that could have played Division II football on school is now under way. Apparently, Thomas' forced Coach Gene McDowell into resignation. scholarship." mother was going to contact Purdue to plead Receivers Kenny Clark and Charles Lee, for her son's release and his high school coach plus comerback Paul Miranda must each per Bumps and bruises also might make a call. • form 100 hours of community service (50 Thomas, a 6-foot, 200 pound freshman court-assigned and 50 from UCF. The players The following players did not participate in from Port Orange's Atlantic HS was named to will not be suspended for any games. These the scrimmage, but are not expected to miss the Class 4A all-state second team and was • three players were considered to be the most much more time: Tight end Blake Thames (torn named all-central Florida. In three years, involved as no others were punished. The play plantar fascia), receiver Siaha Burley (collar Thomas rushed for 4,041 yards and 38 touch ers are expected to begin working sometime in bone), Marcus Jenkins (hyper-extended right downs. • September. knee), Mike Grant (forehead laceration), and "Jeremy is a strong, powerful physical center Bill Dayton (shoulder). Dayton and back. He's a tremendous athlete and could play Jenkins actually returned to practice Monday, a lot of places," said high school coach Kevin NFL scouts survey UCF but Jenkins was unable to continue due to his Sullivan. "He set a state record as a junior, practices ailment. Offensive tackle Cornell Green sat out rushing 49 times, in a monsoon, for 423 yards the practice while recovering from a hyper in a triple overtime game. He's just a tremen There were eight NFL scouts at UCF's prac extended elbow, as did Damian Demps, who dous back." • tices last week, including three from the Bucs. twisted a knee. 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Staff Writer however, came during UCF's 45-41 loss at NLU, when he caught three passes for 100 yards, Serving up great food for dinner only! Usually being the odd man out can begin to including scores from 61 and 21 yards. Outback Steakhouse, the Aus5ie theme restaurant has weigh heavily on a person. However, in the case Unfortunately, his brightest performances all great opportunities now available for of wide receiver Charles Lee, being the third go came in defeat. After a solid spring Lee is being ALL POSITIONS, especially: to receiver fits him just right as he enters his looked upon to step up in big situations again this .. junior season. season, hopefully with different results. The reasons for his contentment: seniors Siaha "He was here all summer, and really improved Pr'-p 8 Line • COOKS Burley and Mark Nonsant. his physique," Beckton said. "I really anticipate DISHWASHER!!z BUSSEkS, "They're two great receivers, and they' re gonna him having a big year. He's gonna make a big FLOOR • HOS·a· STAFF 8 do their thing this year," contribution to Daunte's Lee said. 'Tm just run at the Reisman." EXPERIENCED SERVERS t gonna take advantage of Lee looks to improve the balls I get, and try to his production after APPLY IN PERSON AT: do the most I can with putting up impressive it. But I think it's gonna numbers during a solid 5891 Red Bug Lake Rd. (Red Bug & Tuscawilla) • be pretty easy to just fit sophomore campaign. His in, and it will take some 29 catches ranked fourth OR of the pressure off me." on the team behind CALL: 4C111699-0900 • Making the most of Burley, Nonsant, and the FOR AN APPOINTMENT things is what Lee does departed Todd Cleveland. MON-SAT, 1-3:30PM best. In Saturday's sec Also, his 460 yards • ond scrimmage, the receiving totaled third equal opportunity employer junior wideout took a behind his two remaining short pass over the mid counterparts, while his six dle and flew up the field touchdowns placed him • for a 60-yard gain. only one behind Burley. Combining a perfect "Charles Lee has come IPlRY 1111 AGAllln1 blend of speed and along a lot. He's always • power with his 6-2, had the talent, but I think 200-pound frame, Lee he's zoned in on his provides Daunte weaknesses," Burley said. SPOl~lr~ Culpepper with a differ "This year, he's gonna be ent target than that of a big time player. He's USED & NEW SPORTS EQUIPMENT the smaller, quicker duo gotten a lot stronger and of Burley and Nonsant. matured over the past Buy •:• Sell •:• Trade •:• Consign "He's (Lee) a different year." type of receiver because Lee understands his role he's much bigger than as the third receiver SwiNq ON IN FoR ALL those guys (Burley and behind the two seniors, Nonsant)," wide and knows that his time to Of YouR receivers coach Sean shine will be next season. • Future File Photo Beckton said. "He gives However, the accolades UCF Junior Charles Lee is developing a GolfiNq NEEdsl Daunte a big target are already starting to national reputation as a big play receiver. because he's legitimate- come, as The Sporting AR.o's lARqEsT SElECTiON of NEW He is regarded as a legitimate deep threat 1y 6-2 and he comple News pinpointed him to and touchdown maker. & PR1:-0wNal Colf EouiPMen ments those guys "emerge as a legit deep because he gives Daunte threat and TD-maker." ,- I a little more size." Expect Lee to take advantage of any opportunity Make Sure to Check Out Our Fittingly~ Lee has proven that he can play with he gets to shine. Skate Closeouts! the big boys. The Homestead, FL native came up "I still have a couple ye ars to plays, and these • big in the season opener last season against Ole guys are seniors and we want them to go out with 7600 University Blvd.• Winter Park Miss, catching a 21-yard touchdown pass from a bang," Lee said. "I just want to play my best." Culpepper in overtime to cut the Rebels lead to His best is the perfect fit for an offepse that fin 677-5007 24-23 on a fourth down in a sudden death situa ished 26th nationally with 417 yards per game • tion. Lee also came up big against Mississippi because of his ability to make big plays and break State and a game open. Lee doesn't have to be the main go Northeast Louisiana. 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Crossman was forced to play a may consider, too small to be a By missing the class, Bush did pair of seldom-used players, then last line of defense. UCF cornerback Davin not pass the required amount of junior Paul Miranda and then "He's tough, he's physical, he's t Bushhas learned from his fail classes required by the NCAA sophomore Jeff Fye, in regular a strong kid," Crossman said. ures. and lost his eligibility. backfield roles. Teamed with cor "People don't understand just Bush, whose first name is pro The loss of Bush for UCF's sec nerback Reginald Doster and for how strong he is." nounced Day-vin, was declared ond Division I season made mer Knights Donnell Washington While Bush's height may be • academically ineligible by the UCF's second season in I-A even and Kenton Rickerson, the questioned throughout the sea NCAA for the Golden Knights' more of a challenge for UCF makeshift secondary was good son, Crossman says his dedica 1997 season after a misunder defensive backs coach Danny enough to provide some near tion to his job should not. While • standing regarding his classes Crossman. Bush, who as a fresh upsets of South Carolina, ineligible to play, Crossman said took place. After registering for man started eight games and Mississippi and Mississippi State. ·Bush still studied and worked as his 1997 spring classes, Bush made his presence felt with 23 "The scary thing was that Jeff hard as an active player. • changed his schedule. solo tackles, was not at his dis and Paul had been wide receivers "The thing about Davin is that "I signed up [for my classes] posal. and had never been defensive he didn't slow down [once he was and I got a whole schedule "It was a major loss to us when backs, so you really didn't know ineligible]," Crossman said. "He • change, so I thought I got all my we lost him for last season," what you were going to get," had one of the best summers of classes changed," Bush said. Crossman said. "We had really Crossman said. They ended up anyone working out. "He wants "But they kept one class and I counted on him coming back for having good years and now this to be a great football player and • didn't know about it so I never us. It wasn't a devastating blow year, they're playing outstanding. he's always working towards went. I had to take an F and had for us but it was a hard blow for I feel, comer-wise, we're in very that." to petition [the NCAA] to get the us because Davin is one of those good shape." · It's also a safe bet that Bush Future File Photo • F dropped so I'd be eligible." kids you just don't replace. He Adding to UCF's improved sec will be double-checking his Bush's regained eligibility will The class in question, American brings something to the table cov ondary is the return of Bush, schedule as closely as he would dramatically improve UCF's History, prevented him from erage-wise that few people despite the fact that at 5-foot-8, cover an opposing receiver. play in the secondary. • ( ~ 15°/o off daily to UCF students, faculty and alumni. • .. • • • • • the Bed: of AILJ ·~. ··~ • Weekday Special 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday-Friday • • ·Pork Buster Sandwich Our own lip-smackin', slow-cooked pork, piled sky-high on a bun and slathered with your favorite regional BBQ sauce. Only $5 Includes 1 side dish, regular drink and tax. • BriDI in this ad t~r ~ tree pork sandWlcll • • • ToU(f • • 550 University Blvd. • Winter Park, FL 32792 .. Phone: 407-678-5594 • Fax: 407-678-5513 • www.conwaysbbq.com • MONDAY - SATURDAY 11 A.M. - 9 P.M. ______..... August 26, 1998 www.UCFfuture.com Central Florida Future • 24 Culpepper untazed avalanche of attention bv • By TONY MEJIA "Attention-wise we're no longer a mystery. Sports Editor We're not gonna sneak up or surprise anybody. Now we'll have to remained focused to live up to Around him, almost everything has changed. In the attention," Culpepper said. "Eyes will now be four years Daunte Culpepper has seen the Golden on us, and every game we'll have to go out there an Knights move from the shadows of Division I-AA bring it." into the limelight of I-A, has witnessed a cell Culpepper passed on the NFL last year, staying phone scandal claim his head coach, and has been at UCF despite the distractions cause by the cell transformed from a virtual unknown to a player phone controversy. In fact, the NFL Draft report Bob Griese's College Football calls "America's rated Culpepper a better prospect than top selec Next Superstar." tion Peyton Manning. Despite that, Culpepper is The anointed quarterback himself, however, is happy with his decision, stating with conviction still the same loyal, disciplined individual who that his mind was firmly made up on staying for his chose UCF over larger schools because it was the senior season. So instead of chasing his NFL right thing to do. The Reisman talk is nice, and the dreams, Culpepper will spend 1998 chasing school attention is great too, but you can take it all away records. and it wouldn't affect Culpepper at all. He knows After setting a season mark for passing yards last enough not to get caught up in it. year, Culpepper will break Darin Hinshaw's record "Getting adjusted to the attention isn't hard: I of 9,000 with only 1,289 yards. With only 581 understand that the quarterback is going to get the yards of total offense, Culpepper, will become majority of the spotlight and I accept it," UCF's all-time leader in that department as well. Culpepper said. "I have great teammates and a Other milestones that could fall this season include growing program to represent so it doesn't bother career records in passing effieiency, attempts, me." completions, 400-yard passing games, yards per The notoriety he is gaining for UC~ has .it's pos attempt, completion percentage, and touchdown itives, but it also ·has it's negatives. The Golden passes. The big numbers expected of him will land Knights are now regarded as dangerous, rather Future File Photo hi.rp .in the running for college football ,.s most pres than as an easy target. It's a new challenge for Mr. Popularity. Culpepper's rise to stardom has taken shape Culpepper to embark on. despite UCF's '.'small school" tag. See CULPEPPER, Page 18° Reisman race comes to UCF From the Practice Field •· By TONY MEJIA about who should have won. Sports Editor This year's other top candidates: Redshirts announced •Ricky Williams, RB, University - The Golden Knights E~ ery college football season, the whole new list of candidates to be of Texas. Williams paced the nation announced who will red talk turns to players deserving of the considered. in rushing yards last year and sur shirt the 1998 season. Reisman Trophy, basically the UCF quarterback Daunte prised many by staying for his According to head coach sports' Most Valuable Player award. Culpepper will be in contention for senior season. His claim to the title Mike Kruczek, everyone The top candidates are invited to the award with the is simple. Break col but Melvin Clark out of New York's Downtown Athletic rest of college foot lege football's seem this year's freshman class Club for the televised ceremony ball's elite. More ingly unbreakable won't be utilized. Clark with the winner's legacy remem- than anyone, mark of career rush had hoped to redshirt but bered forever. Culpepper will need ing yards and the lack of depth at safety has Past winners form a wide spec- to produce numbers award is yours. He Howard forced him into traveling. trum, from the notorious 0 .J. and victories to needs just over l ,~00 He is currently behind •· Simpson to the saintly Danny remain in the run yards to break Tony Damian Demps on the depth chart. Tailback Omari Wuerffel. Steve Spurrier, Bo ning. His perfor Dorsett's record. If he Howard is also not being redshirted, but he doesn't Jackson, Desmond Howard, Andre mance in UCF's big fails, the race is wide ... count in Kruczek's book. Ware, Gino Torretta, Ki-Jana Carter games at Auburn, open. "I don't consider him a true freshman," Kruczek and current New York Knick point Purdue, and •Tim Couch, QB, said laughing. "He's been out of school for two, two guard Charlie Ward are among those Louisiana Tech will University of and a half years. I don't know how long he's been who have been graced with the be what makes or Kentucky. Couch Culpepper out of school. He's as old as I am I think." award. Obviously, winning the breaks him. threw for 3,884 yards • I Reisman doesn't guarantee contin- Throughout the and 37 touchdowns in .. ued success on the football field, but course of the season players will be Hal Mumme's basketbal_l-on-grass See THOMAS, Page 21 it is nice to have on the mantle. eliminated by a lack of production offense. Numbers like that will put Last season, Michigan's Charles - or by their team's lack of success. In him in the running this year, but Woodson became the first defensive the end, one will stand, although putting up 19 interceptions as he player to win it opening it up for a there will always be disagreements also did last year will take him right out. His performance in road games @0UµU0w~~ · at Florida, LSU, and Tennessee will ·_ m©~G,· .... a make or break him. •Brock Huard, QB, University of Washington. Linked with Culpepper .. as quarterbacks who could have • In-depth preview gone the NFL route last year but didn't. Huskies are expected to have "of season opener at' .,, a down year by their standards. Lousiana Tech Without a proven running game Huard is expected to put the ball up • Recap of Black f . 40 times per contest. and Gokl game •Cade McNown, QB, UCLA. Mc Nown, a mobile quarterback who • Volleyball and rarely makes mistakes, threw for soccer previews 3,116 yards last year, passing for 24 touchdowns _and only 6 intercep • Practice field tions. He'll go face to face with both .. Williams and Huard this season. reports See NUMBER, Page 18 f l