Central Florida Future, September 16, 1998

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Central Florida Future. 1499. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture/1499 • • 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 • Mother Nature demands respect trom students • By GWEN R. RHODES lightning is likely to strike within 800 feet when Hurricanes Bonnie and Danielle Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico Assistant News Editor of your home or office sometime during blew by, but then Hurricane Earl threat ocean waters for tropical disturbances. A the year. ened Orlando when he came knocking on tropical storm has wind speeds of at least Apathy is the single most difficult thing If Hurricane Andrew had hit Cocoa the back door. 39 mph and moves in a circular pattern. If to overcome in preparing for emergencies. Beach in 1992, mueh of Orlando would ~'About 85 percent of the Orlando popu the winds reach above 7 4 mph and begin Central Floridians have heard thunder have experienced 120 mph ..sustained lation, most of whom have moved here moving in a counter-clockwise position, • storm, tornado and hurricane warnings so winds. since the 1970s, have never experienced a they are upgraded to hurricanes. often that they begin to ignore them or do "There aren't too many buildings that hurricane," Uhlir said, "most people don't While people are aware that coastal res not take them seriously. could withstand that kind of force here," realize that Florida is so vulnerable. If you idents are in danger at the approach of a They ask, "How bad can it get here?" said James Uhlir, Jr., director of UCF's look at the known hurricane history for hurricane, many do not realize that hurri According to the National Weather Environmental Health and Safety Office, Florida, you will see that the whole penin canes are accompanied by strong winds, Service, lightning is likely to hit the UCF (EH&S). Of the six hurricanes so far this sula has been hit at some point." heavy rains, thunder, lightning and torna e main campus approximately 50 times this year, three have threatened Florida at some The hurricane season runs from June 1 to does that can reach hundreds of miles year. point. Nov. 30. The National Hurricane Center And if you live or work off-campus, Sighs of relief were heard in Florida near Miami constantly watches the North See ORLANDO, Page 8 .- ' . UC·FPD SERIES 2 OF 5 -,,··-· ... ·<~<-- • -'ii • • I•• ..-· Center offers therapy to children • with disabilities By LORI CARTER Staff Writer On January 25, 1996, Paige Jackson was born three months premature. An emergency Caesarean section was • performed because she was lacking oxygen to her brain. Dana Jackson, Paige's mother, learned her daughter had moderate cerebral palsy and took her to therapy. According to Jackson, before she started taking her daugh ter to United Cerebral Palsy of Central Florida (UCP), she had to take her to two different centers to receive her thera .. pies . The center collaborates with the Early Childhood Development Department of UCF and depends heavily on interns and students from the Early Childhood College. A 2- way mirror in the facility allows students to observe activi Special to the Future ties in the facility from a classroom. UCF Police Sergeant Tom Gorbas talks with Alex Moscrip and Marc Nickley of the Student Escort The therapies provided at the UCP East-Orlando site on Patrol Service. SEE STORY ON PAGE 3. See SCHOOL, Page 7 • Senate candidates prepare for battle • By SHELLEY WILSON Once the signatures opposed. Staff Writer are obtained, candidates The At-Large Campus may declare their candi has 3 candidates for the Paige It is election time once again for dacy for one of the seats main campus and no Jackson is the Student Senate. This will be the in their college. candidates for the one of many 31st Senate here at UCF. Petitions For this election, the Daytona, south Orlando children • were available in the SGA Office College of Arts and or downtown Academic who benefit for students to run on Aug. 31. Sciences has candidates for all 18 Center campuses. The elections are from the If a student is interested in run of its seats with 14 candidates run held at each campus but candidates therapy ning for Senate, he or she must ning opposed. The College of from all campuses need to declare center. • acquire 50 to 75 petition signatures Business has two candidates run their candidacy at the main office. from students within their college. ning for all of its 9 seats. The The Senate is comprised of 50 Photo by Kevin If a student wants to run for one of College of Education has 6 seats seats. All together, this year's elec Colber the At-Large positions, he or she and 5 candidates. The College of tion has 74 candidates. must acquire 200 signatures from Engineering has 6 seats with 3 seats Each seat in the Senate can have their campus. These positions running opposed and the College of endless competition with the num- include the Daytona, Brevard and Health and Public Affairs has 7 south Orlando campuses. seats with 5 candidates running See LARGEST, Page 2 • SEPs aids crime prevention VUCF holds annual fair National television awaits Safe shuttle available for students Expo gives students a chance to Upcoming Purdue game called most on campus. get involved. important game in school history. -PAGE 3 - PAGE 21 • September 16, 1998 www.UCFfuture.com Central Florida Future • 2 • A record of a year for UCF Largest candidate ' By BOBBI J. GARCIA UCF was originally established in with the remodeling of the Bio ;luinPut 'fQr Senate Staff Writer June 1963 as Florida Technological Science Building," Newman said. University. Classes were held for the The Classroom Building has •) UCF began a record setting year first time on October 7, 1968, with already been started while others, ~~~;i~';. ;~; ~:: < "~ • with enrollment reaching an all-time 1,948 students and roughly 24 faculty such as the Recreation Services ;-.' - - -,, -· . -~ 7 high of nearly 30,000. members. Building, should begin construction ~ ~'i6 m~t nun • Dr. Daniel Coleman, director of Roger Pynn, a UCF graduate of sometime next year. Newman said, :~ inter~tin ... Institutional Research and Planning 1973 and a public relations consul "The average construction time for a ,~ile.je t>rt~~m1 '' Support, said, "We are currently at tant, said, "Our class sizes ranged building on campus is 12 to 14 seat-0~Sedlast' yeai' out; 30,000, but that number will change from 20 for the smaller classes to 200 months." after the add/drop figures are in; we for the larger auditorium-sized class In addition to the enrollment fig are estimating between 29,500 and es. ures, the UCF Golden Knight football • 29,700." "I recall only six or seven classroom team is also breaking records. The Last year's fall enrollment came in buildings, the Administration build Golden Knights kicked off their regu i!:t;!!ii!!~ Oeel~tipnBoar<J . the tollo\\/¥lg wee!. , > .. ,, at 28,302. Compared to five years ing, the Library, the Theatre, and the lar season against Louisiana Tech on !' •· · qt . ~t ~· ~A.. ~~t;(? ,ftap.<fi~«?s ~ed: fu , tnei~petb ago, UCF is making substantial Student Center." Saturday, Sept. 5. The team scored tjol1s· ~d~~glared thclr ~andi®cy Jorthe position • progress. In 1993-94, enrollment was Today, UCF has nearly 80 perma 30 points in the third quarter, break .::f.4ey,;'¥quldl~ ~gx4n.f6r. ;&l~tion& will be held from~· , 23,531. nent buildings on the main campus. ing the old school record. Daunte . 'Sept,t4,.16.·. · . Coleman said, "The average lecture Branch ·campuses are also located in Culpepper, quarterback and Heisman • class size is 49 for the undergradu Daytona Beach, south Orlando, trophy candidate, broke UCF's pass ate/lower division and 37 for the Cocoa, and the Academic Center in completion record with 617 complet graduate/upper division." downtown Orlando. ed passes. ~rc&!:tifi • Coleman points out that in many of Peter Newman, director of Facilities Dr. John C. Hitt, president of UCF, ·"; ~i~rt: '·.; .fa$9~~~r the larger lecture classes, students are Planning, said, "This year alone, we attended the game and remarked on broken into smaller problem solving have completed the Bookstore, the outstanding year so far. He said, • sections. Communications Building, Housing "We reached 30,000 for the first time Nearly 100 new instructional facul Administration, and both Parking ever and the quality of students who ty members have been added this Garages and we also finished remod are coming is just outstanding." • year to accommodate the increase of eling Computer Center I & II." From enrollment to football, UCF students. Planning has already begun for plans a major record breaking year. Dr. Edward Neighbor, associate Parking Garage ill. Newman said, Hitt summed it up best in Louisiana • vice president of Academic Affairs, "We think we will start the design on when he said, "I think we need to said, "The number of instructional Parking Garage ill by the end of the keep working on accommodating the faculty members that are needed is year and start construction sometime growth of undergraduates, building calculated directly from the credit in 1999." up the quality of our graduate pro • hours that are produced by students." Several other building projects are grams and our research programs as UCF currently employs over 3,000 underway as well.

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