Central Florida Future, Vol. 26 No. 26, March 23, 1994
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University of Central Florida STARS Central Florida Future University Archives 3-23-1994 Central Florida Future, Vol. 26 No. 26, March 23, 1994 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. 26 No. 26, March 23, 1994" (1994). Central Florida Future. 1227. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture/1227 UCF fans, players feel March Madness in basketball country-see sports, page 24 • ) entral Florida Future Pressure defense and 'Big Dog' too much for UCF UCF's first NCAA Tournament appearance is spoiled by Purdue's Glenn Robinson • by JASON SWANCEY might have had·. Early Boiler despite shooting a meager 25 per Staff Writer maker pressure caused UCF to cent from the field abandon an inside game. Instead Coa~h Speraw had to be opti LEXINGTON, Ky.- "Big the Knights were forced to play mistic at halftime. The Knights Dog" Glenn Robinson, came into catch-up from beyond the three were shooting poorly yet were still Rupp Arena here Thursday night point line. This brought the fight within striking distance. Also UCF • and did what was expected- he right into Robinson's back yard. center James Walker held knocked off the under- He finished the game Robinson to 10 points in the open dog. Unfortunately for five of seven from be ing half. In fact Robinson was ' the Golden Knights, yond the arc, along with scoreless for the final 13:30 of the they were the underdog. 3 l points and 11 first half. UCF, making its first boards. "I tried to keep my body on ever appearance in the "We took them out him, and not ~ive him anything ' NCAA tournament, lost of their offense in the easy," Walker said. "I muscled 98-67 in the first round first five minutes of the him a little." • of the Southeast re game, we continued to Everyone in the building knew gional. get stronger as we wore that in the second half Robinson's UCF was outmatched them down," said bite would be much worse than • in every aspect. The team was Robinson. his bark. Unfortunately for UCF, outsized, outscored and, most im The game seemed to .be everyone was right. Robinson had portantly, out "dogged" by fairly even with 15 :41 left in the 21 points and six rebounds in the Robinson. first-half. UCF tied the game at second half and in the immortal "We just didn't execute, early nine on a 21-foot three-point field words of ESPN anchor Dan on they got us disjointed," UCF goal by Patrick Butts. That was Patrick, "you cou]dn 't stop him, headcoachKirkSperawsaid. "We the Jast time the Knights would tie you could only hope to contain knew we had t-0 execute perfectly the game with the regions' num to have any chance. him." ber one seed. Purdue went on a Photo/Paul Chapman' Purdue used a pressure defense tear, but the Knights managed to UCF's senior forward, Victor Saxton, scored 16 points and to get UCF out of any game plan it go into the half down by 13, 38-25 See NCAA, page 8 grabbed 8 .rebounds against Purdue last Thursday. Clinton signs service bill into law AmeriCorps _envisioned as Generation X's version of Peace Corps ' College Press Service AmeriCorps However, those figures are not cer wi11 ensure a tain since programs and funding domestic ser must be justified through the con ,f' "Uncle Sam wants you. Earn vice program gressional appropriations process credit for college tuition while serv that will sur every year. ing your county." pass the At the bill signing, Clinton said If those words conjure up im Peace Corps he hoped that "national service will ages of boot camps, baggy green at its height of re ain throughout the life of fatigues and 10-mile hikes with a popularity, America, not as series of promises, 50-pound pack on your back, think according to · but a series of challenges, across all again. This is not a recruitmentmes the Clinton's the generations and all walks oflife sage for the U.S. Armed Forces; it is advisers. The Peace Corps currently to help push to rebuild our troubled _an invitation from President Bill · has about 6,000 members in world but wonderful land." Clinton to get in vo 1ved in grassroots wide service. Since then, AmeriCorps has community service. "The Peace Corps was never been working on the details for put The service program that Clinton more than 16,000, yet it had such a ting the programs in place. Summer signed into law last year is becom dramatic Influence on America's programs should be up and running ing reality this year. Through the perception of itself. We hope that by June with full-scaleop~rations in newly formed AmeriCorps pro we will do as good a job as the Peace place by the fall, Allen said. gram, the Corporation for National Corps and have the same impact," The kind of work available to and Community Service plans to said Rick Allen, the program's se participants will be limited only by offer $150 million in federal grants nior adviser and a deputy assistant the imagination of the service agen in 1994 to community service pro to President Clinton. cies that win grants. grams in all 50 states. · During his campaign, Clinton Participants could find them For a year's worth of service, as madeastrongpushfor AmeriCorps, selves tutoring kids, building parks many as 20,000 participants can re which became law last September and recreation facilities helping ceive a small salary, roughly $8,000 when he signed the National and immunize children in rural areas, annually, basic health care cover Community Service Trust Act. Al repairing homes for the elderly, de age, child-care support if needed, though AmeriCorps isn't as big as livering food to shut-ins-in short and $4,725 in educational benefits. Cli.nton and his supporters hoped it just about any kind of community The program also will repay student would be at first, there are plans to service. loan interest during the service and double the funding to $300 million "When we ask for grant app lica is open to any U.S. citizen 17 or in 1995, $500_million in 1996 and tions we· are going to be looking at older. $700 million in 1997, which would If everything goes as planned, allow more people to take part. See SERVICE, page 5 In Features In Opinion . lha:.t News 1-B Meet Capt. Reader's respond -:. :=.:.:::..... __ . • '~ '- 9 Ufatsee ... a to Future/ WUCF :.: . ::....-::-:::~_;:.,... --... Opinion 10-'2 rather odd band controversy 13-19 Page R7 Page 11 20-24 NEWS BITS The Environmental Society of sponsor the SCCA Central Florida UCF will sponsor "Spring Aing in Region 1994 Solo II Championship O<le coupon per customer per visit. the Arboretum" March 23. Tables I Not valid wrth other orlers or specials. Series a omobile race March 27. Double meat available at extra cost. in front of the library and Studen The event will begin at I 0 am. at OFFER GOOD ONLY AT THIS LOCATION F YA TRAI Center will supply information on UCF. AU UCF faculty, staff and 3912 ALAFAVA TRAIL the destruction of the Arboretum. studentsareweloometoparticipate. (112 BLOCK SOUTH OF U IVERSITY t 1 '2 BLOCK SOUTH OF NIVERSITY BLVD. OPPOSITE UCF) BLVD. OPPOSITE UCF) Free food will be served on the For further · nformation contact OFFER EXPIRES: 3/31/94 Ar,bo~etum grounds. Those Lynn Kendrick at 645-4664. 277-3350 interested may call Diana Kovau at 671-0950. D Stop Turning Out Prisoners (S.T.O.P) is distributing a petition IEOt'la9-IaOt'Imll'I~~m The UCFDiveCJub will hold its across Florida to add a SCUBA Discovery March 26 from constitutiorral amendment I to 4 p.m. at the Recreational requiring prisoners to serve a Services pool. The event is free to minimum of 85 percent of their ~8 COMPUTER NUTS all UCF students and staff. sentences. More than 430,000 r Mail order prices ... locally Equipment will be provided. Those signatures are required to place the who are interested may contact amendment on the November Custom PC Systems • Upgrades • Parts • Repairs Don Draper 321-9745. ballot. Petitions can be found in all Subway Sandwich Shops. For DELUXE SYSTEMS " / CUSTOMIZATIONS 0 The Environmental Society of further information contact Brigitte -~---------------- Extra 4 Meg RAM Add 176 Microsoft Mouse Add 30 be 486DX2-66/128K VLB 1559 UCF will giving tours of the Nelson at 218-5816. Extra 12 eg RAM Add 460 Paradise Accel 24 Add 130 Arboretum every Wednesday at 486DX·50/128K VLB 1529 VLB IDE with UO Add 20 Paradise Value Add 30 9:30 a.m. and every Thursday at 3 0 The UCF Department of Music 486DX-40/128K VLB 1439 VLB Video 1 Meg Add 24 17C7X 1760DF Act:l 440 p.m. Interested groups or will be sponsoring a performance 425 MB Hard Drive Add 140 1~7X 1561LR Add 100 individuals should contact Dr. by The Clara Schumann Trio at 486DX·33/128K VLB 1439 341 MB Hard Drive Add 60 14.4 Fax Modem Add 119 Henry Whittier, UCF biology UCF on March 24.