Central Florida Future, Vol. 27 No. 03, August 30, 1994
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University of Central Florida STARS Central Florida Future University Archives 8-30-1994 Central Florida Future, Vol. 27 No. 03, August 30, 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. 27 No. 03, August 30, 1994" (1994). Central Florida Future. 1246. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture/1246 UCF's soccer team5 begin quest for NCAA tournament-Sports, pg. 16 Central Florida Future Vol. 27 • No.3 Serving the University of Central Florida since 1968 Aug. 30, 1994 UCF Basketball player gets academic suspension D UCF Running a tough first five opponents. UCF squares off against Rollins Col Knights top scorer lege in the season opener, but then won't be eligable to the schedule gets progressively • play until Dec. 17 . more difficult. Eastern Kentucky, Georgia, South Florida, and Winthrop are the Knights next four by JASON SWANCEY formidable foes. The Georgia Sports editor game is going to be a difficult test for the Knights especially without Senior forward Ochiel their leading scorer. Swaby will miss the first five • "Hopefu11y the coaches look games of the 1994-95 basketball at it as a positive to get some of the season due to academic suspen other players some quality game sion, UCF Golden Knights coach situation playing time. By the end • Kirk Speraw announced last week. of the season, as far as a depth Swaby was UCF's leading perception aspect it just may end scorer last season, averaging 18.3 up helping the team," said UCF points per game. Final exams end Athletic Director Steve Sloan. on Dec. 16, which means, under Swaby wil1, however ,be eli NCAA rules, Swaby will be gible for the two big non-confer Harley Myler (left) from UCF's electrical engineering department, and Wissam Rabadi, a • eligable for reinstatement Dec. 17 . ence games versus Alabama and graduate electrical engineering student, were among the delegates from UCF. Swaby missed the first ~emester the University of Las Vegas. last year as well as a tran'sfer stu This situation is one that dent from the University of Mi- • has been building up, and comes_ UCF engineering professors return ami. as no shock to anyone. UCF offi " Hopefully he can rectify cials said they decided to release this academic problem through the information now to let every from ASTA conference in Jordan· • out the course of the fall semes one at the university know what ter," said UCF basketball coach by OMAR DAJANI eas of computers and communica many, Egypt and Syria. Among was going on. Kirk ?peraw. Staff writer tions, power sy~tems and power the sponsors were the National "Our athletic department has • His 18 points a game will be electronics, renewable-energy and Science Foundation.University of missed as the Golden Knights face A delegation of seven UCF energy sources, lasers and its ap Illinois and the United Nations See BASKETBALL, page 3 engineers recently returned from plications, in addition to other Educational, Scientific and Cul • Rffm~~ a one-week visit to Jordan where medical and biological fields . tural Organization·. they participated in an interna Additionally, the UCF engi The field trip included vis tional science and technology con neering department's numerous its to Bethlehem, Beir Zeit and Al ference. The Network of Arab projects were presented and plans Najah Universities in the West Scientists and Technologists were made for future regional ex Bank, as well as the Islamic Uni Abroad's annual conference fea perimentation and implementa versi~y in Gaza. "They were thirsty tured technical workshops, panel tion. to know anything about our pro . discussions and visits to local uni "UCF and other US institu gram at UCF," sa~d Faissal versities. tions will play an important role in Moslehy, a professor of engineer The workshops not only addressing the economic and so ing. "We've already received sev gave the UCF participants a chance cial. development in the area eral faxes from both staff and stu to broaden their engineering through scientific and technologi dents inquiring further about what knowledge, but give UCF's engi cal means," said Issa Batarseh, we have to offer." neering department internati<,mal assistant professor of engineering· Several UCF faculty mem exposure. and organizing committee mem bers gave inputintoJordan's "Na The gathering took place ber of AST A. "This was indicated tional Document on Science and during the historic signing of. a by participation from the highest Technology," a government pro peace accord between Jordan and levels of the Jordanian govern gram designed to set guidelines Israel. That accord ended decades ment; the Crown Prince of Jordan and goals for the next decade. of hostility and opened the doors and most ministers attended and Harley Myler, an associate pro for an easier flow of people and spoke at the conference." fessor of electrical and computer information to and from the re ASTA is a non-profit educa engineering, was prominent in gion. tional and scientific organization advising about methods of attract "It was . a successful and created in 1990 to harness the ex ing foreign investment. "They well-attended conference," said pertise of engineers and scientists seemed to be cutoff from the glo Essam Radwan, a professor and of Arab origin. Headquartered at bal academic community so I chairman of the department of civil the University of Illinois in strongly emphasized that they and environmental engineering. Urbana-Champaign, its main goals hook up to the Internet." "It included sessions that talked include promoting research and Internet is a world-wide about technological innovations, development in the Arab world computer network connecting economic and environmental and encouraging exchange of in numerious colleges, businesses, problems, especially water man formation with universities and and individuals. agement rationing and desalina technical schools in North Myler said he thoroughly tion projects, since the demand America, Western Europe and Ja enjoyed his first visit to Jordan. "I for Water [in the region] will be pan. really appreciate the desert; many ~~~;Jill~ ~t]~~l!~:_ ___j.. higher than the supply in the next · The conference also brought people think of a desert as a baron 2 10 years." dozens of engineers and scientists· An indigenous woman= from Chichicastenango, Guatemala, enjoying The conference covered ar- see JORDAN, page 3 lunch with her daughter. For the complete story see page 8. from Canada, Switzerland, Ger- Inside News 1 • 4 Opinion 5·6 ct>inion Classified 7 College dining takes on a new feel... pg F2 Does the new anti-crime bill really protect us? ... Pg.6 Axis 8-12 Sports 13.1 6 • GRAND OPENING FOREVE EYES OPTICAL "The Place For Eyes" $39 $65 $49 COMPREHENSIVE COMPREHENSIVE COMPLETE • EYE EXAM EYE EXAM SINGLE VISION and EYEGLASSES • Cataract Exam CONTACT LENS Glaucoma Test EXAM Includes: • Softmate B Cataract Exam Plastic lenses up to (Daily Wear) +/-400. 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