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Central Florida Future. 2175. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture/2175 FREE • Published Mondays, Wednesda sand Frida s www.CentralFloridaFuture.com • Monday, November 10, 2008 An art culture To the outhouse Professor Congdon talks Knights fall to Southern Miss 17-6, will about the value of folkart finish with losing record -SEE sPoRTS,As to all cultures -SEE NEWS,A2 LOOK INSIDE 2008 UCF HOMECOMING Cause StudenffiswanntoUCF~bigge~poolparty of faulty KERRI ANNE RENZULLI StaffWriter Thousands ofUCF stu­ bricks dents descended into the Reflecting Pond on Friday at 12:45 p.m. to showcase their black-and-gold assessed school spirit as part of the annual Spirit Splash In our special 8-page section, tbe Future Lack of support 11reviews the UCF Men's Basketball team event. - from Jermaine Taylor, maybe the best "It was fun, but the weakened Union in UCF history, and a roster wrought with amount of people was overwhelming," humani­ LEA ANNE CRITTENDEN \ eight freshmen - to a breakdown of Contributing Writer each team in Conference USA-from ties major Ali Sims said. ''You know, there are over reigning champs Memphis, to bottom- · Lack of shelf angles and dweller Rice. 50,000 students at this school, but when you see problems with mortar mix them all in one place, it's caused the Student Union to ridiculous." shutdown in October, accord­ Volunteers waded into ing to the engineering report the cool water of the 2- that was recently received by foot-deep pond first, fol­ Rick Falco, Associate Director lowed quickly by students of Maintenance and Opera­ dressed in swimsuits, tions at the Student Union. school colors, inner tubes, The dilemma was initially goggles, mermaid tails thought to be a problem with and one in chain mail and the installation of bricks when sword. the building was built. Falco While students frol­ and another Student Union icked in the water, employee at first believed the Knightro, decked in a blue issue to be related to a problem swimsuit and towel, the with a cement job from 11 years Homecoming executive ago. board and volunteers Now, Falco said that the bricks were detennined to be Dallas Councilman Dwaine Caraway isn't threw inflatable gold balls and rubber ducks into the missing the shelf angle, the ini­ a fashionista, but he is on a crusade to fix tial support of the bricks. He those fashion woes. Caraway wants crowd. Free T-shirts were also given out from tents also said they found something people wearing baggy, low-hanging wrong with the mortar mix, pants to pull them up. The mayor pro around the perimeter of team held a summit Saturday as part of the pond. Many other stu­ making the structure weak. his campaign against saggy pants. More dent organizations sup­ Shelf angles are pieces of than 100 people showed up. plemented the Home­ steel that act as shelves for the coming Executive Board's bricks. The shelf angles also free offerings with their help support the weight of the bricks. Mortar is a material Breaking own. Students flock to the "It was pretty cool," Reflecting Pond during made of cement, water and news on civil engineering major Homecoming's Spirit fine aggregate masonry used to your cell Colton Brown said. "I just Splash on Friday. fill the gaps between blocks m and hold them together. drove right in as soon as I CAITLIN BUSH/ Get UCF news sent to your cell could. They ·were throw­ CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE Officials have yet to start phone. Just text the keyword ing things out randomly, UCFNEWS to 44636. PLEASE SEE PROTECTIVE ON A4 PLEASE SEE EVENT ON AS AROUNDC AMPUS, A2 GET INFORMATION ON SGAwill SPENDING YOUR Special cl~anup reqrured after Homecoming SUMMER ABROAD JILLIAN KROTKI Forphotosfrom been issues with people using request that students and fans expand There will be an information session for Staff Writer Homecoming: parking garage stairwells and do their best to separate trash students interested in spending their G www.UCFNews.com grass areas as bathrooms, but from recyclables. We need summer abroad in countries such as Every year, the UCF tremendous efforts have been for them to be more mindful" Switzerland and France on Wednesday Homecoming Committee most expensive to clean up, made to avoid problems such Watson said that the recy­ shuttle from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the UCF Rosen works hard to give the stu­ according to Interim Director as these, Watson said. cling rates have increased College Room 1021. dents a week full of special at the Physical Plant Montel "I think that students and over the past few years as events and fun activities, and Watson. Between the rem­ fans that come back for all the well There is a very obvious _program while a lot of time and plan­ naiits of food and cans of various games, they'll get a commitment by fans, alumni MARY CRISTOBAL LOCAL& STATE, A2 ning is involved, someone has beer, the employees at the feel for where the bathrooms and students. Staff Writer to clean up afterward Physical Plant have their and recycling baskets are ''We've got good plans in POLICE SAY WOMAN Gameday brings out the work cut out for them. found," Watson said "Things Students who live at Jeffer­ HELPED STOP ARMED most people and is by far the fu past years, there have are getting better. We really PLEASE SEE POND ON AS son Lofts and Jefferson Vil­ lage can jump on the shuttle­ MAN IN SON'S HOME wagon starting in the spring Police in Palm Bay say an 89-year-old semester, now that more woman helped stop an armed shuttle routes have been neighbor who had barged into her approved. son's home. Th~ neighbor allegedly Homecoming king and queen chosen at game The Student Government entered the house Thursday with a JILLIAN KROTKI Association has secured new han'dgun and a rifle and beljeved he Staff Writer shuttle routes for the spring was being pursued by enemies. semester, SGA President At the Homecoming foot­ Logan Berkowitz announced ball game on Saturday, on SGA'.s Web site. NATION & WORLD, A4 Michael Mollo and Samantha "It's going to be a trial run," Gil were crowned Home­ SGA Director of Campus Life SAFETY SYSTEM TURNS coming king and queen. Seth Green said. "So we're Gil was selected to repre­ really looking for good stu­ ON IN RUSSIAN SUB, sent her sorority, Pi Beta Phi. dent turnout to make sure we SUFFOCATES 20 PEOPLE and Mollo represented Beta can keep this going for the The fire safety system on a new Theta Pi. Both of them were following semesters. The Russian nuclear submarine shocked when their names buses will be running from were called and acknowl­ accidentally turned on as the sub was 6:30 a.m. until 10 p.m. And being tested in the Sea of Japan, edged that the win could there will be two buses allo­ spewing chemicals that suffocated 20 have gone to any of the 10 cated to the routes - two individuals on Homecoming people and sent 21 to the hospital. stops at Jefferson Lofts and Court. one stop at Jefferson Village." • "The whole week you Green said the shuttle •• have people come up to you INDEX TODAY'S would leave the new stops • and tell you they voted for every 25, minutes, and it Around Campus A2 WEATHER you and people are really would take about 20 minutes Weather A2 excited for you," Mollo said, to get to campus. Local & State A2 • "but you don't know. You can SARAH ROGERS/ ClliTRAL FWRJOA FUTURE "Students should be aware Nation & World A4 think that you're going to Samantha Gil,beside the former queen, left,and Michael Mollo pose with Knightro after being announced the 2008 king and queen. if they want to use this system Sports AS win, but out on that field any­ and use it efficiently. They Opinions AlO PARTLY thing can happen. I was be interviewed and selected were very qualified to claim qualified," Gil said. "Every­ should leave about 45 min­ Classifieds All I CLOUDY totally shocked" by the Executive Board It the win, according to the one has such great personali- utes before their class starts," All of the individuals in Sudoku All ]60 560 was a tight competition, con­ Board Green said. Crossword All Homecoming Court had to sidering that all 10 students "I felt like everyone was so PLEASE SEE WINNERS ON AS UCF Basketball Bl HIGH LOW PLEASES EE SHUTTLES ON A4 • . Al www.CentralFloridaFuture.com November 10, 2008 • (enna( :;Jloriba :Jutu« • AROUND • CAMPUS Folk art inspires c!enttaf News and notices for • the UCF community J=foriba How to spend your summer There will be a free infor­ • mation session for students interested in spending their J=uture - summer abroad on Wednesday The Student Newspaper at UCF since 1968 from 2 p.m.