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Central Florida Future. 2265. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture/2265 f I t, www.CentralFloridaFuture.com • Thursday, September 3, 2009 Reaching Out Back in action Students spent their Knights. take on Samford at home summer lending a hand 1n season opener -SEE sports,As to those in need-SEE News,A2 COURTS AREAL , GAG Curtailed tailgating miffs some Tell us what you ·,)I Fans prohibited from setting up early • think on the policy Shuttles that run www.UCFNews.com from nearby An Ohio judge unhappy with CAITLIN BUSH games start before 6 p.m., tion to a problem that did apartments to campus interruptions from a robbery suspect Photo Editor tailgating may begin at 8 not exist." tents, rolling out coolers, ordered a deputy to put duct tape a.m. The rule will be put Although Branom is not beginning to grill and other on Game Day do not over the defendant's mouth.The Knights may be gearing into effect during the first a UCF alumnus, his wife similar activities. Mingo allow coolers, lawn judge said using tape was the best up for tailgating season, but game this Saturday, and graduated from UCF in stressed that tailgating chairs or tables on I way to restore order at a hearing for the party will have to wait. gameday parking will not 1980, and both oftheir sons, does not solely involve board. 51-year-old Hany Brown.The case is The Gameday Planning be open until the appropri­ one of whom is still drinking alcohol being sent to a grand jury. 1 Committee at UCF has ate tailgating time. enrolled, have attended Mingo defined tailgat­ instituted a rule that on Rick Branom, who has UCF. ing as "basically a day's pic­ For more gamedays when kick-off is been donating money to According to Maj. nic set-up." transportation rules, later than 6 p.m., tailgating UCF for the past 16 years, Randy Mingo of the UCF Those who begin to set please visit cannot start on campus said that the new tailgating Police Department, tailgat­ udgameday.com ! until noon. On days when rule was a ''knee-jerk reac- ing consists of setting up PLEASE SEE LIMITED ON A7 ANIMALS Uncover Thursdays UCFearns DOG TREATS WELL approval to } Nightlife in the neighborhood house250 Adog owner in China has trained two dogs to do his food shopping for him The man,Sun Chien, built a cart forthetwodogsthatcan be pushed evacuees around when they place their front paws on itThe 76-year-old Chien Red Cross inspects, had a stroke in 2008 and has limited mobility.The two dogs' names are Pong Pong and Wow Wow. approves The Venue KEVIN HERNANDEZ Contributing Writer As the peak of hurricane season blows through Florida, UCF is ready to open up its doors to the communi­ ty. The American Red Cross recently inspected the hurricane shelter at Breaking UCF, which is located in The Venue news on at the back end of the UCF Arena and ·, stated that the shelter is ready to go. your cell "They have certain rules and reg­ Get UCF news sent to your cell ulations on what you need to have in phone. Just text the keyword order to be a shelter," said Jeff Mor­ UCFNEWS to 44636. gan, UCF emergency management coordinator. "They come through and do an AROUND CAMPUS, A2 I inspection, which takes about a day. They either give us the thumbs-up or DISPLAYING THE the thumbs-down and we've gotten ARTISTIC SIDE OF the thumbs-up on everything we've ) done so far," Morgan said. BEING AKNIGHT Plus: The emergency communication The Art Alumni Chapter is hosting systems at UCF were also recently its first exhibit at the Orlando Hicks and Grease Go Together Moving in, tidying up:Add tested. Morgan said the outdoor Museum of Art. It will showcase sirens and the university's emer­ art, music, food and poetry from Rizzo, Danny, Sandy and the T­ some charaderto your room gency Web page were both tested UCF alumni. The event is Thursday Birds get an ol' fashioned '50s .1 You don't have to go to Sweden to find and everything went very well. and starts at 6 p.m. Broadway revival courtesy of "The whole reason we do these good furniture for your new place. Ikea tests is to make sure if there are any Taylor Hicks' American Idol reps help out with some simple tips to give glitches, we fixed them," he said. starpower. The emergency site shows up LOCAL &STATE, A2 new life to your new lease. TEACHER'S UNION PLEASES EE TH REE ON AS ASKS FSU NOTTO LAY OFF 62 PROFESSORS The union that represents Florida Alum deploys film Recession sees rise in grad students State faculty members is asking he university's board of trustees to TAMRA MARTIN keep 62 professors employed. The Staff Writer United Faculty of Florida's festival for troops president made the request. JESSICA MARTIN film department. As the economy leaves Contributing Writer "I was thrilled," Cook undergraduates uncertain about finding a career after said "I thought it was very DEATH COUNT FOR UCF alumnus Capt. smart on his part to do this graduation, students are steadily turning toward Hl Nl VIRUS IN I Miguel Lima organized the for his comrades and to first film festival in Iraq for promote the film students graduate school as an alter­ native. FLORIDA IS AT 70 his fellow U.S. Army atUCF:' According to the UCF troops. Many of the films State health officials say 70 people Office of Institutional "I wanted to not only shown at Contingency have died from swine flu in Research, there were 7,211 Florida. The Florida Department of show films, but give the Operating Base Speicher experience of going to a near Tikrit were part of the graduate students enrolled Health released an updated Hl Nl at UCF during the fall 2007 film festival," Lima said "5 Stories" series. Dating TAMRA MARTIN / CENTRAL FLORIDAF UTURE death toll Wednesday. Officials are semester and that number asking people to stay home if sick. Lima thought it would back to 2004, "5 Stories" is a Grad student Rosanna Tursi works in a lab inside the Biological Sciences building. be a great way to share a DVD that is put together by increased to 7,342 during • For more on the "Obviously there aren't personal interest. UCF's film department the fall 2008 semester. As graduate story: any jobs, so they are think- "It's very rare that I got each year featuring the five for fall 2009, there is a pre­ • www.UCFNews.mm ing of exploring graduate • to have a genuine conversa­ best films $Ubmitted by liminary headcount of INDEX TODAY'S 8,269 graduate students. • tion about ftlm," said Lima, UCF film students. Cook school because of that I've Around Campus 2 WEATHER Evelyn Lora-Santos, Lora-Santos said ''You do • who received a film degree sent Lima the DVDs from seen that much more Weather 2 from UCF in 2005. 2004 to 2008. assistant director of Grad­ have more students apply­ recently;" she said uate Career Services, said Local&State 2 The process of acquir­ Jesse Wolfe, another fac­ ing to graduate school Rosanna Tors~ a gradu­ Sports 8 ing film wasn't difficult, that the state of the econo­ when you have a poor job ate biology majm; said she 12 ' / ~ ulty member, was in charge Variety Lima said, but the screen­ of putting together the my is closely related to market, so I suspect that's has a lot of friends choos­ Opinion 14 SCAITTRED ing and selection process DVD. how many students apply going to be the trend" ing the graduate school Oassifieds 1s T-STORMS were arduous. "The five films show to graduate school She has also noticed an option because of the "When the job market increase in students who Sudoku 15 To find films to show, quality and diversity," economy. g70 740 is poor, for the most part, it come to Career Services Crossword 15 Lima contacted Lisa Cook, "They're thinking that j HIGH LOW one of the faculty in UCFs usually does impact gradu­ for graduate school guid- PLEASE SEE FESTIVAL ON A4 ate school admissions,'' ance. PLEASE SEE STUDENTS ON A6 •• A2 www.CentralFloridaFuture.com Sept.3, 2009 • (tntta( 1loriba :future • AROUND I UCFclubs • I CAMPUS I Students on travel the ectntraf News and notices for the UCF comnwnity world this 11oriba Help teach someone to read I . The Adult Literacy • summer to • League is seeking new adult volunteers to serve as 13 impact lives 1uture tutors to eager adult learn­ The Student Newspaper at I/CF since 1968 ers in Orange and Osceola Counties. September 3, 2009 Volunteer tutors work BECKY JACKSON Vol 41, Issue 70 • 16 Pages with a client for at least one Contributing Writer • year, and learners meet Tire Centro/ floddo FututP is the independen~ student­ Dozens of students from UCF traveled all over the world chasing their dreams of experiencing other cultures written newspaper at the Univmity of Central Flolida.