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Central Florida Future. 1494. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture/1494 JI • • • 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 , Judicial council declares ballot invalid By SHELLEY WILSO~ Three amendments and two referendums regular elections constitutional amendments and referen­ Staff Writer were passed by the Senate on Sept. 3. ballot and the dums on the Fall '98 Student Senate Amendments one and two were placed on Judicial Council General Election run-off Ballot. This Act When students went to vote for the run­ the ballot but number three was not. They concurred with her. was passed by acclamation from the off elections last week, some students were not on the regular elections ballot They stated that Senate by Oct. 8. might have been surprised they weren't due to the fact that they had not been the ballot was not The Special Act stated, "The Student • just voting for candidates. - advertised two weeks prior to the regular invalid in the regu~ Senate is granted the power under Article Two amendments and two referendums elections as required by.senate statutes. lar elections. Therefore there would not be II, Section 5, Subsection L. to enact, by were also on the ballot for students to vote. They were, however, advertised during anything added to the ballot in the run- majority vote, special acts requiring action • How and why they were put on the ballot the fourth week of September meeting the offs. · by individuals · or groups responsible to was a call ultimately made by the Chief two-week requirement for the run-off On Oct. 5, a Special Act introduced by Stud.ent Government. Under this the Justice Mike Shutley, and the Judicial elections. the Senate and E&A Committees required Constitution granted the Senate the power • Council. This decision was made the day The new Elections Commissioner, the Student Government Elections before the run-off elections took place. Cheryl Fox, ruled not to put.them on the Commission, as a whole, place all of the See NEW, Page 6 • UCF film department • hires known director • By TODD MCFLIKER formed a friendly professional rela­ Staff Writer tionship and stayed in touch • through the years. After working The UCF Film Department has together in Hollywood, Jones hired a new visiting associate pro­ became a professor of film anima­ • fessor, Bruce E. Weiss. tion and is currently UCF's Chair of Weiss has worke.d as a tenured the Film Department. professor at two other universities, Weiss was producing and direct­ as well as running "Weiss ing a new TV series in Las Vegas 4he. lnteinationaf Student fairoo October 12 · • ;5;;'' ",3 ·;<:. - ' • Productions" film making for 20 when Jones contacted him. sfiowcased the various nationafitles p-r.esent at t.JCF. years. Weiss said he came to UCF "We worked together in LA, an~ Foo.d and:eageantry of cultures ·from around the. world, with the idea of turning his teaching I know that he is a great filmmaker, w.ere on ~splay i~ the s~~dent auditorium. s,,.., ~ - s • into a more tenured track position. a great teacher, and a great guy," He has experience in producing TV said Jones. "It's a real thrill for commercials in New York, Los UCF to get someone of Bruce's cal­ • Angeles and Cincinnati . iber to work here." ' UCFPD SERIES 5 OF 5 "I don't just teach the theory, I "This place can be one fantastic -::--:- teach what I've done and what I am film school, and I came here to help • still doing," Weiss said. make that happen," Weiss said . New ,,pro~ram ;gits ~toUgh ~ on Weiss attended Boston University "The students are fabulous because . I for film, where he studied under it's a small enough program to get • Professor Robert Jones. They to personally know and work with each student. carripus substanc,e problem·· "If we settle down into the work, • this department should be one of By GWEN R. RHODES to get busted and what to do if you do get the top five film schools in the Assistant News .Editor ·busted." country." A 1997 survey of college administrators The students are eager to work The UCF Police Department will begin a compiled by Dr. David S. Anderspn of • with Weiss. Substanc~ Abuse Prevention, Education and Georg~ Mason University and Dr. Angelo F. "I think that it is important for us Enforcement Program in January, -Oesigned to Oadaleto of West Chester University revealed as students to be exposed to new educate the UCF community about the use of ~·administrators believe alcohol abuse is • perspectives, such as Professor alcohol and otherksubstances and the penal­ responsible. for a latge proportion of vio­ Weiss' New York style," said UCF ties that can result from their abuse. lence, personal injury, acquaintance rape and film major, Jessica Fainter. Crime Prevention Police Officer Jeannette property damage on their cam.puses." • "Our experience of working with Emert said UCF's Crime Prevention Unit and College administrators also say there has him will be both inspirational and peer educators have been providing alcohol been increased use of tobacco products, mar­ instructional," said film student Joe education and prevention progi;_ams on cam­ ijuana and drugs, according to the survey. • Granato. pus for many years. The SAPEE program will Police Officer Jerry Emert came up with the The Florida sun is quite a change help add to the police department's arsenal in idea for the SAPEE program after noticing for Weiss. For two years, he worked addressing the ongoing problem at UCF. the high number of DUis and substance weekends and nights driving a cab "We try to help [students) get the most out abuse problems on the UCF campus. Photo by Kevin Colbei: in New York City to finance an of this time of their lives without killing Jerry Emert, an 18-year law enforcement · Associate Professor Bruce Weiss independent film project. It was a themselves/' she said. ''We teach them the came to UCF's film school after See EDUCATION~ Page 2 • symptoms of alcohol overdose and how not 20 years as a filmmaker. See UCF PROFESSOR, Page 4 • Raising a Tiger Earl Woods discusses parenting ~--.i.:...... , Any town's better than 'Our Town': Following their bye week, UCF will during family weekend. theatre review in entertainment. take on the ragin' Cajuns. -PAGE4 - PAGE 19 ~-~-"'-'··..! -PAGE 28 • October 21, 1998 www.UCFfuture.com Central Florida Future • 2 • Some fright at Moss Park Cool guys go to college too • By SHELLEY WILSON a mile long loop and the skits are all By VICKI DESORMIER runity to study and work toward his degree. Staff Writer along the loop for people on the Staff Writer He said, however, that he's not sure he'll trailer to view." ever finish the degree. He just wants to get If you' re looking for something to . "A student asked me if a skit was • Dana Schiefler never thought much about some knowledge, do the Saturday before Halloween, a performance but it's actually more college when he was a kid! Schiefler said he has been trying to instill Moss Park and Volunteer UCF like a scene that will be witnessed as He said college was a greater love for learn- together have put together the visitors go by," Meketa said. Haunted Woods program. "The scene is totally up to the vol­ ~:!•::!~;;~ .QW,~§! ~,,~,., : in ~s c~:n, :~~ Last August, the recreation spe­ unteers how they want it to be por­ 0 bookworms and the eleventh grade. He said cialist for Moss Park, Cynthia trayed," she added. nerds went to college. Cool guys got jobs. he knows he could have gone a lot further as • Meketa, contacted the UCF There will be 15 or more scenes Schiefler believed thatfor a long time. a professional if he pad chosen college over Volunteer Office looking for volun­ during the hayride, which according He went to work right after high school. wa;rk. teers for a program that Moss Park to Meketa, can be scary for young He did construction for a long time and then ''My oldest son says he's going to go to • would be conducting for Halloween. children to watch. moved into supervisory positions at various. sec and see if he likes college before he Veronica Tasser is the director for "People will also be walking by to companies in his nJ,~.tive. Syracuse, NY. tries to enroll in a 'real school'," he noted. VUCF and chooses one event per jump out of trees to scare people. It ''I just wanted to make a lot of money," he "The other one.. .I don't know about him. He month for the volunteers to be is family oriented but we don't say ·• said.