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• $5.2 million to state hbraries by Ann Marie Sikes Student Government tries to • STAFF REPORTER Legislation underway may funnel about $5.2 mil­ hold open door to education lion from state lottery administration funds to the Jennifer M. Burgess State Public Library system. • STAFF REPORTER According to Pat Chase, _Sen. George Kirkpatrick's legislative specialist, the .Proposed funds were origi­ Students hoping to keep the education door from • nally to have come from the unclaimed prize money slamming in their faces signed a wooden door last collection that has been growing in size since the week as a symbolic gesture to state legislators. lottery's inception in 1987. The door was presented to state Legislator Alzo However, due to concerns about using the Reddick Tuesday for his support of education. An­ • unclaimed prize money for purposes other than pro­ other door will be presented to state Legislator Bob moting the lottery, an amendment was created to -sindler during the fall semester. allow the funds to be drawn out of the state's lottery Mark Dogoli, student body vice president, and • administration account instead. Brian Handshuh, Student Government director of "He [Kirkpatrick] really be- internal affairs, traveled to Tallahassee to present ~ lieves in libraries being the comer­ the door. • ~ , stones of education," Chase said . According to Jason DiBona, student body presi­ Chase added that the sena­ dent, deciding which legislator to honor was diffi­ tor considers public libraries as cult, but Reddick was chosen because ''he has strong "" excellent sources for the unem- convictions for ~ducation." - ployed to seek job training during "By not funding education we're going to be these difficult economic times. closing the door on new students. Those students HURRYING HOUND Chase also pointed out that Florida is one of four are going to be unable to get an education in this "Sydney" walked his owner Will Hall at the states that does not consider public libraries as part state," DiBona said. Doggie Derby Sunday. (Michael 0eHoog1FuTURE) of its overall education program, and that the senator Reddick said he is honored and grateful to be believes the libraries need financial assistance. recognized by UCF students, "I will make every • "I'm sure the libraries may have some problems effort to increase funding for education," he said. and may be suffering to some extent, but I represent He said he is "proud to be considered a leader in Regents approve the education system's priority over public libraries," that area and not a follower." • said Dan Holsenbeck, director of government rela­ Reddick said that if he were grading UCF stu­ tions at UCF. dents on their efforts to increase the education AIDS/lllV policy LOTTERY continued page 2 budget, he would give them a B or B+. He added that although students are now more by Audrea Huff SG urges students to involved than ever, they will not get a better grade CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE until they encourage their "mothers and fathers to • An updated version ofan AIDS/HIV policy first adopted do the same things." in 1986 was approved by the Board of Regents in May. fight education cuts The idea for the door came from the Florida According to Patrick Riordan, vice chancellor of Jennifer M. Burgess Student Association, which is comprised of the nine public affairs forthe board, the 1986 policy was adopted state universities' student body presidents as its STAFF REPORTER • to comply with a state law requiring state agencies to Board of Directors. have policies on AIDS/HIV awareness. Student Government members are visiting class­ Each of the state universities will present a door The university system was the second state agency rooms and getting students to write letters to local to the legislators who have done the most for educa­ to pass provisions complying with the law, following legislators about education budget cuts. tion in their district. Health and Rehabilitative Services. The purpose of the program is to educate stu­ Ann Jackson, a special education major, said she The policy allows AIDS and the HIV vims to be treated dents about what is going on in Tallahassee and signed the door "because I think we need some help • as a disability in the state university system, according to encourage them to get involved in education. with education." Health Affairs Vice Chancellor Patricia Haynie. She said · "It's mostly about the bud­ She said she is not as discouraged as some educa­ 1 the policy "balances the obligations of students ... with the ·r · · d .t 1 . t d . ,, tion majors because "they're hiring more of us [spe­ • obligations of individuals" affected by the virus. i1 ··-~ · ~ ;/? ~ ! ;::~ri~~ ~::~s~~' ;-~a~:~:~- cial education majors]." ;: ;}1 /.;z .(/A . ~ - : tor of internal affairs. The AIDS/HIV policy was developed from Florida Inter­ . ~-~a; ..,;; "It's what I want to do, so I guess I have to hope national University's policies concerning AIDS. FIU was '. , ~ ~ ~--- Students are encouraged to it gets better," Jackson added. • the first state university to adopt an AIDS/HIV policy after .. ~Student write letters to legislators. Let- Dena Rashkover, a psychology major, was re­ Florida passed the law requiring provisions on AIDS. _·G_ove_m_m_en_t _ ters written are then mailed in cently hired at Cypress Elementary in Osceola The revised 1992 AIDS/HIV policy is virtually un­ · bulk to Tallahassee. County to work in special education. changed from the 1986 policy. However, it adds impor­ According to Student Body President Jason "I got ajob and I'm grinning from ear to ear," she • tant provisions relating the virus to the American DiBona, the purpose of the letterwriting campaign said. She sees the new buildings and the construc­ Disabilities Act and the 1992 Civil Rights Act. The new is to "keep flooding the legislators' office." tion on campus, and wonders why she has difficulty version ofthe policy also prohibits discrimination against He said he hopes that when it comes time to vote 'ihey getting classes. people afllicted with the virus. [the legislators] will vote the way the people want" "It makes me wonder where the hell our money is Because of the growing concern about AIDS, all "We are making legislators aware that 18 to 21 going," she said. state institutions are now required to provide students year olds do vote," Handshuh added. Mark A Parsons, an anthropology major, plans with AIDS education programs. DiBona said he wants students to know that SG to teach in the future. At UCF, the Wellness Center provides students with is making an effort to help students during the "We need to stand up for the fact that we're being programs, pamphlets, and support for students af­ sh-- on as far as education," he said. fected by the virus. EDUCATION continued page 2

CLASSIFIEDS page 6 2 The Central Florida Future • June 17, 1992 LOTTERY One ofthe conflicts thathasbeenraisedis that in cutting advertising funds, ticket sales may decline, which would Health Fee provides FROM PAGE 1 reduce the overall education intake for the year. Another The administration account fund is typically used to consideration is th.at the money should have gone directly Wellness Program cover advertising and day-to-day administration ex­ to Florida's ailing education system. penses. Twelve percent ofthe lottery's intake is allotted "I think we have had much difficulty in convincing by Andrea Herndon for these expenses, two percent of which accounts for the public of what the lottery is really for," Holsenbeck CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE the $5.2 million. said. He said he believes th.ere was never any question as to where th.e excess reserves from the lottery intakes Each semester, students pay a $41 health fee, but should have gone: education. what does it entitle th.em to? However, David Bessire doesn't th.ink the $5 million The answer is the Wellness Program, a center pro­ is a substantial amount of money when he considers viding students with services such as stressbusters, how thinly th.e money would have been dispersed massage therapy, a stop-smoking program, a CPR among the many Florida schools. course and a weight loss program. Bessire, executive director of Charlotte County The Wellness Program tries to increase student Community and the Classified Teachers Associa­ awareness of substance abuse through fun events and tion, said he routinely visits Florida schools and has workshops. The PARTY program, Promoting Alcohol a broad overview of how they are faring the budget­ Responsibility Through You, encourages students to • ing problems. drink in moderation. It also informs students that He said the taxes Gov. Lawton Chiles is promoting alcohol is not necessary to have a good time and teaches is encouraging, because th.ey would create more than respect for those choosing to abstain from alcohol. • $800 million for the education system. He also said he Responsible Education and Action for Campus believes the tax increase is what may relieve some of Health promotes safe sex issues and educates stu­ the problems Florida's education system is enduring dents about the HIV virus. REACH stresses the • and has his sights set on this higher goal. importance of education and communication about Holsenbeck explained that the purpose of the sex-related information. lottery has primarily been to enhance the education While at UCF, students are encouraged to take th.e • programs already in place. He said he has never Comprehensive Health Assessment and Motivation conceived the money as enough to cover Florida's Program test, a health and physiological outline of­ education expenses on its own. He added th.at th.e fered by the Wellness Center. The CHAMP test in­ intake of the Florida lottery as a whole would enable cludes a student's health and lifestyle evaluation; fit­ • Florida public schools to operate for about two weeks. ness measurements such as heart rate, blood pressure He said he sees a problem with the fact that most and flexibility; a lab screen and a goal-setting and people don't understand th.e severity of the budget wellness-planning service. Educating students about • problems because they have no concept of the rising the common problems of today's society is the goal of number of students in Florida and the costs associated Student Affairs Director Gail Waltzer. with th.em. She said she feels that ''the opportunity to work with • According to Bessire, the proposed legislation is in students, to know rm making a difference and to help Students signed this door in appreciation of Alzo the middle of a three-week special session and should themselves make a difference in their life" are important Reddick's support of education. (John Rivera/FUTURE) be coming to a conclusion soon. aspects of her job and of the Wellness Center in general. EDUCATION FROM PAGE 1 budget cuts. "We try to get out to the "WITH CLASSES A A students and let them know • we're trying our best in Talla­ hassee," he said. PART~TIME JOB I DESERVE According to Handshuh, • SG solicits teachers to al­ low them to speak to classes for five minutes. A PAID VACATION:' • He said it is more effective to speak during the beginning of each lecture because stu­ ''.A.nd UPS agrees. That's one of the dents are eager to leave at the • reasons I work there. But they do a lot end of class. DiBona said that he hopes more than pay me to take time off. I make students do more than just almost $10,000 a year working part-time write letters to the legislators, for about 4 hours a day. That's great pay and that he wants students to for a full-time student. "get their own initiative." "The benefits don't stop there, either. More th.an 1,000lettershave I get paid holidays, medical a·nd ~en­ already been sent to state leg­ tal benefits, even a student loan 1f islators since the program be­ I need one. I got to pick morning, • gan last October. afternoon or evening shifts. I work in Operations, but some students work in Accounting, Industrial Engineering, 1.S. • and Customer Service. "If you want to make money while you study and when you travel, check out • UPS. Find out how it feels to go away and come back to a paycheck." • Applicants are being considered for your local UPS office. For interviews or more information about • UPS, see your school's career developmen~ or job placement . center. UPS is an equal opportunity employer. M/F

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by Ann Marie Sikes door at a female victim. shut the door in his face, accord­ relief &om parking woes The victim saw the man in ing to the police report STAFF REPORTER by JennHer M. Burgess According to Roger Wayson, the hall just before entering the After the encomiter, Nayfeh chairman of the Parking and STAFF REPORTER Soon after Parking Services ladies room, so a composite of met with a UCF officer to report Traffic Committee, the parking employee Scott Deweese issued the man was made. Copies were the incident He told the offioor Students returning in the fall lot will be out ofthe way of many a parking citation for an ex­ distributed to the UCF Patrol he had problems with Dagherin will find more places to park. classes and a "considerable pired decal, the student who Division and Bike Patrol for fu­ the past and he had heard sto­ The Parking and Traffic walk" for many students. owned the car attempted to ture reference and continued in­ riesoIDagherthreateningother Committee allotted $781,00.0 "I don't know how much of that strike him with his red Honda. vestigation. Acopywasalsogiven teachers. During the investiga­ to construct new student park­ will be utilized," Wayson said According to a po- W totheforemanofthecon­ tion, dispatch informed the offi­ ing areas. According to Chris "One of our [Parking and lice report, the student struction on HFA's third cer that the Orange County Marlin, Student Government Traffic Committee] biggest blew his horn and in­ . floor, but he could not Sheriff's Offioo had an active public relations director, stu­ complaints is that there is tentionally swerved his match the composite warrant out for Dagher's arrest dents will gain "several hun­ plenty of parking but not vehicle toward with any ofhis workers. for violation of probation. dred convenient spaces." enough convenient parking," Deweese, who man­ • BURGLARY: A la­ After leavingthe professor's Beginning Aug. 1, parking Marlin said. aged to avoid being - ser jet printer valued office, the officer found Dagher lot G-5 will be change<;! from ThenUIIlberofparkingspaces struck by running for cover be: at about $1,169, a computer sitting on the hall floor, wait­ faculty/staff parking to student in the dirt lot behind Seminole tween vehicles. processing unit valued at ing to speak with Nayfeh parking and parking lot~3 will Hall will increase from 53 to Deweese said he could iden­ $1,231, an $801.84 hard drive, again. The officer requested be changed to faculty/staff park­ 110. The parking lot will also be tify the student driverifneeded a computer keyboard valued at back-up and arrested Dagher. ing. The committee decided to paved by fall. Temporary park­ and added that he feared for $50, a $50 mouse, and a -N ayfeh said he believes switch the parking lots because ing spaces will also be provided his safety. The driver's license memory board valued at $550 Dagherismentallyunstableand the faculty/staff lot seemed for students off Libra Drive. number was taken from the were stolen from the mechani­ is concerned that he may ap­ poorly utilized. Pete Newman, director of Fa­ citation. The car is owned by cal engineering department. proach him again in the future. "If students were allowed to cilities Planning, said he hopes to UCF student Edward Joseph According to the police re­ Dagher did not, however, park there, then it would be fully gainadditionalfundingtoincrease Jurasek. The incident, classi­ port, there were no signs offorced threatenNayfehonhislastvisit utilized," Marlin added thenUIIlberofparkingspaceswest fied as aggravated assault, was entry and the room was in the • EXPOSURE: Several A parking lot west of the Arena of the Areana to 2,100. also referred to StudentAffairs. same state it had, been in before women reported on June 4 that will be constructed, adding 600- ''We have no time line·for the In other police news: the burglary. The victim, Faissal a whitemalewearingbluejeans, 700spaces. Constructionforthese additional funding," Newman • ARREST: University po­ Moslehy, said he was certain he a white T-shirt and glasses was spaces will begin in August and said. According to Newman, the lice stopped Dean Stephens late locked the door when he left and exposing himself on the third ) the committee expects the spaces cost for a new parking space is last month for a traffic viola­ that the door had also been locked floor ofthe Library. According to to be completed by January. about $1,000. tion and discovered he was dTiv­ by whoever stole the equipment poliooreports,DebbiSlama, who Corrections ing with a suspended driver's •WARRANT ARREST:Astu­ was working at the serials desk, In the last issue of The Central Florida Future, Tom Caizzo' s name was license. Stephens was placed dentknownforthreateningteach­ received several complaints misspelled on the page 3 story "Area residents band together to form under arrest and taken to the ers was arrested last month after about a man with his jeans un­ alternative party." Central Booking Facility. an incident led to the discovery of zipped and covered with a white • DISORDERLY CON­ his active warrant. folder. He removed the folder DUCT: An unidentified male Jouhad Dagher visited me­ and exposed his genitals. entered a ladies room in the chanical engineering professor The women would not give Humanities and Fine Arts Jamal Nayfeh's office May 15 to their names and the suspect was Building late in May. The po­ discuss his grades. After arguing, gone when police arrived. Slama 1 MONTH FR~E lice report states the man got N ayfeh asked Dagher to leave and the officers searched the WE OFFER 1 & 2 BEDROOM APARTMENT WITH down.on his hands and knees about 10 times to no avail. Finally, building but did not find anyone CARPET, DRAPES, CENTRAL AIR/HEAT, WITH ALL and looked under the stall Nayfeh escorted Dagher out and who fit the description. OF THE FOllOWING EXTRAS: •RIGHT ACROSS FROM UCF • lHE ULTIMATE IN i Senate confirms Davila as chiefjustice •WALK TO SHOPS, BANKS, CONVENIENCE AND MOVIES •ONCOUNTYBUSROUTE Jennifer M. Burgess 'The judicial branch has been Davila served as senate liaison, alienated from the other a position he helped the council STAFF REPORTER UNIVERSITY APARTJWENTS branches," he said. implement. As senate liaison he Student Government unani­ Davila said that he plans to attended every senate meeting. U017 SOLON DR. . mously confirmed Carlos Davila solve this by having the judicial "Carlos has shown dedication ORLANDO, FL as chief justice Sunday. council become more involved by attending senate meetings," (NEXT TO PIZZA HUT ON ALAFAYA) 273·4097 Davila has served on the ju'.- in other SG activities. Sen. Humberto Cobo said. dicial council for the past two "We should integrate it; it's Davila was appointed by Stu­ ------.1 semesters. been too far apart from other dent Body President Jason For AD Your He told the senate he wants branches," he added. DiBonaMay31. 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signed t.o do in the first place. (_ Such is the case with the latest political football in Tallahassee: what to do with unclaimed lottery money. Maybe we can offer our absent-minded legislators some assistance: The lottery was instituted to provide enhancement funding for EDUCATION. Lottery funds were never intended for any­ thing other than the funding of education. ' Now, Sen George Kirkpatrick wants to take $5.2 million in unclaimed lottery money and in­ stead of spending it on education, he wants ro spread it around the state's public libraries. It is important to note that we are .not op­ • posed to additional fwlding for public libraries; we simply feel that these funds should not come at the expense of education. Budget amendment idea =SNAFU Considering that there are 67 counties in holes and escape clauses that it was almost ineffective this state, all ofwhich are served by at least one Bill Cushing before the start. For one thing, the amendment would library, not to mention the several libraries not have any kind of immediate effect even ifit passed. I operated by municipalities, dividing $5.2 mil­ WHAT'S NEXT ? It was, in effect, dictating to members ef Congress to lion among them will do about as much good as balance the budget but not until, oh, let's say 1998. It is ith the national election ~apidly approaching, kind of like saying: Get on the stick ... next week. urinating on a forest fire. President George Bush and certain members Then there is the fact that Congress could have, if The ;nostinterestingthing about Kirkpatrick's W of Congress are desperately casting lines with they deemed it appropriate, allowed a deficit budget to idm is that because unclaimed lottery funds ean­ the hope of snagging some sort of angle that might exist from year to year by simply voting for one. not by law be used for any purpose other than increase their electability in the eyes of an American Here again is an example of Congress telling its public that is iricreasingly leaning toward a "re-elect members to do their work, but only if they feel like it. promotingthelottecy,hehasintroduoodanamend­ nobody" attitude. Then there's the fact that the government seems ment to take the money out of the state's lottery Of course espousing family values and pretending more adept at juggling numbers, hiding facts and administration acmunt instead This, however, to be an outsider can only carry an incumbent so far. misleading the public into believing that they are involves rewriting the statutes - like they have What is needed is a sure-fire way for a politician to actually doing something. ( convince the general populace that he or she really is It brings to mind Disraeli's sentiment: 'There are nothing better to do. fiscally responsible and cares about the future well­ lies, damned lies, and then there are statistics." We don't like t.o point out a problem without being of this nation. Ifever there was a piece ofproposed legislation that was offering a solution, so here is our idea Enter the great "Balanced Budget Constitutional nothing more than posturing, this one has got t.o be it. The .Since Sen. Kirkpatrick seems to have his Amendment Act." · balanced budget amendment was Washington's way of And not a minute too soon, many in Congress and saying, "Hey, It's not our fault the budget is so screwed up. heart set on givingtheunclaimedlotterymoney Bush probably said, exhaling a sigh of blessed relief. Ifwe had a law requiring it, it would get done." to libraries, why not divvy it up among the Yessiree, folks, with Dr. Bush's Newfangled Bal­ These people want us to believe that the deficit and state's nine university libraries? anced Budget Constitutional Amendment, all of the our nation's entire economic mess is the fault of some The citizens have the rightro use these libraries nation's deficit problems will end as quick as a wink, constitutional construct, not of the people entrusted and we'll never see economic irresponsibility again. with oµr money. free ofcharge; after all, it was theirtaxmoneythat Well, almost. In a year when congressional members are discov­ paid for these libraries to begin with. On Thursday, the proposal was shot down in the ered to be unable to master the intricacies of a simple The $5.2 million would amount_to nearly House of Representatives when it failed to meet the bank balance and "all the president's men" are taking minimum nwnber of votes needed. It was nine votes advantage of military and governmental hardware to $600,000 for each library, enough to offset short of the two-thirds needed to continue the process. scoot around the country, the average voter is having a previous legislative budget cuts. Even ifit had jumped through all the hoops and over harder time justifyillg their return to office. Ofcourse, not every county in the state has all the bars needed, it still would have meant nothing. This latest proposal - gratefully defunct for the a university nearby for its citizens to use, but You see, according to what was drafted, this bal­ moment, although some of its opposition's reasons for anced budget amendment was - like most things voting it down were equally less honorable - is one given the fact that even $5 million amounts politically motivated - so watered down with loop- more reason for the growing doubt in voters' minds. to no more than a pittance if it were to be· spread throughout all the libraries in the ·· ~ A note from the editor { state, it makes a lot more sense to spend the money in such a way as to bring about a noticeable improvement. And let's not forget the most important thing: the lottery money has already been promised t.o education Weknowitgoesagainsttheinstincts of politiciansasawhole,butitwouldbenireifthey'd keep a promise just onre.

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Opinions expressed in The Central Florida Future are those of the newspaper or individual columnist and not necessarily those of the Board of Publ~tions, ~nivers_ity ~dministration, or B~rd of Reg~nts . Letters lo th~ Editor must be~· ~imum ol 300 ~ds and include the author's signature. major and phone number. Letters are subject to editing for grammar and space and become the property of the newspaper, subJE:!CI to their publtcation. The Central Florida Future IS a tree, non-profit newspaper published twice weekly dunng the academic year and weekly during the summer. All meetings of the BOP are open to the public. • June 17, 1992 • The Central Florida Future 5 Bat-products that would make Bruce Wayne blu... _.,., __ that lends itself beautifully to the advertising slogan, integral part of Perot's undecided foreign polic . Just David J. Shoulberg "It's got wings!" This idea might just fly. have Batman fly over to the Middle Ea8• and • The Bat Car Phone: rings to warn you of impend­ straighten out those pesky Arabs. CAMPUS COMMENTARY ing road hazards or traffic problems. Available only • Bat Lite: a digital bat thing so advance1 that in red with protective plastic bubble. even I don't know what it does. hile moviegoers everywhere eagerly antici­ •The Batman AIDS Awareness Video: Batman • Batman Happy Meals: McDonald's help5 kids pate the second coming of Batman, their and special guest Magic Johnson talk about the learn about the natural world by giving them a real W anticipation can only be exceeded by that of dangers ofunprotected vampire liaisons. Also a dem­ live Nigerian Bat in every cheeseburger or six piece the film makers' accountants. Warner Brothers is onstration on how to fight villains without mingling Chicken McNugget Happy Meal. During the second banking on the success of "Batman Returns" to put bodily fluids. half of this promotion, free rabies shots will be given this summer's box office returns in the record books. •Batman Squeezable Margarine: have breakfast at participating restaurants. Also counting on the success of this Batman sequel with your favorite super-hero. The plastic bottle is in • The Bat-Wrap: the first official Batman prophy­ are the various merchandisers who have invested in the likeness of Batman with the easy to pour spout lactic. Marked with an expandable pair of glow-in­ the right to use the Bat logo on their various products. located in every one's favorite Bat-orifice. the-dark bat wings for those late night forays into Right about now an inconceivable slew of toys, T­ • Bat Beer: a draft beer with a striking gold bat strange bat caves. Optional sonar enhancement pack­ shirts, sheet sets, kiddie underwear, posters and logo on a black can. Magazine ads would feature the age is available, and gives a whole new meaning to other Bat items have hit the market. tag line "A six pack of this and you'll really be flying!" the phrase "wrap that rascal." While the film may make about $200 million, the (Note: Brewers not responsible for accidental death • Bat Stool: You figure it out. merchandising rights could surpass that tri-fold. caused by falling from tall buildings.) Some of these ideas are still a little rough, but With money like that at stake, just about everyone • Bat Phone Sex: guaranteed to flutter anyone's maybe I can punch them up for use when they make is capitalizing on the Caped Crusader. Here are some wings. Hear Batman tell all the lurid tales of his the inevitable third Bat-film. ideas I had for Bat merchandise that were turned hijinks with Cat Woman. Not for the squeamish, lots Sure, some of them are off the deep end, but if you down by Warner Brothers studios. I thought they of pussy. thought these were odd, wait 'til you see my Lesbian were good. Maybe I should resubmit them. • Vice President Batman: Perot hasn't made a Dating Service /Bartending School inspired by the hit • The Bat Maxi-pad: finally feminine protection decision yet, so what the hell! Batman could be an film Basic Instinct. } Sammy Sloth R.K.S.

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As soon as he saw me he just twirled around and went DaveBany down the pipes." SoAshenfelterdidexactlywhatyou would do;namely, TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES he moved to another continent. No, really, he followed standard toilet-snake proce­ . ere at the Bureau of Animal Alarm we have dure, which is to go around flushing the three club­ received a disturbing Associated Pr_ess pho'" house toilets in an effort to get the snake to come out. H tograph sent in by alert journalist Russ Wil­ "I went in the bathroom upstairs,' and there • liams of the Ashevelle, N.C., Citizen-Times (motto: he was, lying in the toilet up there," Ashenfelter "A Newspaper Whose Staff Has Too Much Spare recalled. "So I went and flushed all the toilets, Time"). This photo shows a goat, looking fairly calm and he came back up in the toilet where I saw under the circumstances, hanging by its horns from him the first time." a rope going through a pulley attached to the side of Eventually Ashenfelter got the snake, but it took a building. Two men in a window are holding the him two days, and he ended up using-we are still not • other end of the rope. Here is the caption, which we making this up - two fishing poles, chlorine bleach, are not making up: muskrat traps in all three toilets, an eight-foot piece of "SPAIN - A goat hangs by its horns from the bell lumber, rope and heavy metal hooks. The snake turned tower of the church in Manganeses de la Polvorosa, out to be over seven feet long. some 200 miles northwest of Madrid. Villagers, who We do not want to create a nationwide panic, but irJ 1992 Tribune Media Services . Inc open the religious festival of St. Vincent by dropping a All R1gh1s Reserved apparently there is a new breed of large, commode­ goat from the church belfry, attacked police who tried - dwelling snakes that have FIGURED OUT HOW TO • to block the tradition. The goat was uninjured as print the following tragic headline: MOVE FROM TOILET TO TOILET, which means villagers caught the goat with a tarp." B-A-A-A-D GOAT! they could ·easily travel across the country via the As sensitive and broad-minded humans, we TERRIFIED CROWD FLEES Interstate Plumbing System. This has serious ramifi­ must never allow ourselves to be in any way 120 MPH DEATH BUTT cations, especially if you're a parent trying to potty­ judgmental of the t'eligious practices of other Another animal menace that we all need to be train a small child. Psychologists agree that the best people, even when these people clearly are rav­ more coneerned about is giant toilet snakes. way to handle this situation is: lie. "Don't worry!" you • ing space loons. We are sure that the people of This is a growing problem, as can be seen by the should tell the small child many times. "A big snake Manganeses de la Polvorosa would be amused following statistics: won't come out of the toilet!" This is the approach by· some common American religious practices. Number Of Articles About Giant Toilet Snakes We Mister Rogers is taking. • "We may drop goats from belfries," they'd Received Prior To 1992: Zero . Meanwhile, however, something must be done. probably say, "but at least we don't thank the Number Of Articles About Giant Toilet Snakes We One practical approach would be for the government Lord for touchdowns." Have Received In 1992: One. to require all U.S. citizens to put muskrat traps in Nevertheless, we here at the Bureau feel that the Statistically, this represents an increase of infinity their commodes. Immigration authorities should keep a sharp look­ percent in the number of giant toilet-snake reports. The only problem here is that if the trap is not out for Manganeses de la Polvorosa tour groups The most recent one, sent by alert reader Jack Sowers, removed prior to commode usage, there could be severe coming to the United States, particularly New York. was written by reporter Mike Leggett for the Austin consequences for guys of the male gender. On the other • Because they might decide to visit the Empire State (Texas) American-Statesman. It concerns aman named hand, many women might view this as a fair punish­ Building, and while they're up on the observation Steve Ashenfelter, who used to manage an Oklahoma ment for all the billions of times that guys have left the deck they might suddenly slap their foreheads and hunting and fishing club. seat up. It's definitely something to think about as each realize that it's time to open the festival of St. One day he went into the clubhouse bathroom, and, of us, in his or her own way, prepares to celebrate the Vincent, and the next day's New York Post might in his words, "there was a big snake lying in the toilet. festival of St. Vincent. The Central Florida Future June 17 1992 6

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The Central Florida Future June 17, 1992 7 • • HYPING • THE by David Frazier ing strategy designed t.o make be perpetrated." ferent tools, some of which - enough money for the studio to And "perpetrated" seems to but not all - are covered in CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE allowit t.orelease other big-budget be the operative word. Konigsburg's definition. I was first introduced to the films as well as offset whatever "The Complete Film Dictio­ Studio press releases an­ "hype machine" on a Sunday in expenses have been incurred from nary"by Ira Konigsburg defines nounce plans of a film's incep­ • 1980 when, at the age of nine, I prior releases. ''hype" as "an advertising term tion and keep potential audi­ attended the release of"The Em­ There has probably been that describes the strong pro­ encesinformedfrom pre-produc­ pire Strikes Back." I was not hype, to a greater or lesser de­ motion of a film, perhaps by tion to post-production through • ready for the phenomenon I was gree, since feature films began. radio, television, and by per­ i:iewspaper and magazine ar­ about to encounter at the Win­ However, as a researched and sonal appearances of the per­ ticles, on-location interviews and ter Park Triple theater: a line of thought-out product, it can prob­ formers. The term probably "how-it-was-made" documen­ • people reached a11 the way ably be traced to 1963 when comes from 'hyper,' a prefix tary videos. around the theater's complex 20th Century Fox released its meaning 'over' in the sense of Before a film's release - forthat afternoon's showing. blockbuster "Cleopatra," filmed excessive." The term hype ac­ sometimes even a year before if • The hypingofamovie plays an at the then-outrageous price of tually comes from a shortened the studio has a title or a logo­ important role in the failure or $40 million. Elizabeth Taylor, version of the word hyperbole, coming-attraction trailers are cies," said Melanie Lentz, promo­ sucooss of a Hollywood product. the star -receiving a sizable a literary term meaning to ex­ played prior to other feature pre­ tions and marketing director for The objective of the hype ma­ chunk ofthat film's budget, said aggerate a situation. sentations. XL106.7. ''Youalwaystrytocome • ehine is to tum a profit for the it was "surely the most bizarre The hype machine in today's ''Home Alone" is an example of up some kind of creative angle." product, the movie. Itis-a market- piece of entertainment ever to market works wit;h several dif- this sort of bombardment adver­ She observed that the rela­ ti~.ng.Bythetirnethemovieopens, tionship between movie promot­ • people are usually so prepped to ers and radio stations has be­ see it they don't care if the film is come almost symbiotic. goodornotThey'rereadyt.ospend "We feel like the more we t $6 no matter what promote a movie on the air, the More subtle techniques are moreitattractslisteners,"Lentz sometimes employed. Almost six noted. "We can't take the credit months before the release of for the success of the movie but "Ghost," movie theaters dis­ it does create interest." played posters with an ethereal Some movies do not need the • picturebearingthetagline, ''You hype machine to do well. Execu­ will believe." The title was later tives at Universal Pictures were added and, finally, the names of reluctant to release Terry the stars were included. Gilliam's 1985 film "Brazil." The hype machine can take Once released, it drew large au­ on the guise of controversy as diences, especially considering seen in such recent releases as how little the studio helped. "JFK" and "Basic Instinct." Perhaps the greatest testi­ 'TheLastTemptationofChrist" monial to word-of-mouth oc­ stands out as the most controver­ curred in 1976 when a low bud­ sial film in the past few years. get film about a small-time Religious factions made such an Philadelphia boxer named Left: Jonathon Pryce is buried under paperwork in "Brazil," a movie that became a cu~ uproar that, while some theaters Rocky Balboa t.ook off at the box were afraid to screen the film, office and was voted the Best • autjience favorite despite lackluster studio help. (Courtesy1uN1vERSAL P1cruREsJ those that did made a tidy profit Picture of the Year. fro~ inquisitive moviegoers. The Sometimes word ofmouth is Right: On the other hand, even Columbia's advertising blitz and tts teaming of Warren controversy did much t.o boost the the best advertising money Beatty and Dustin Hoffman couldnl get "Ishtar'' off the ground. Joshua Judges Ruth," is a ofpromotional tie-ins with specific films as "Driving Miss Daisy" by Suzanne Lake • to an essential few: Lovett on meltingpotofblues, swing and products. This type of consumer and "Chariots of Fire," two that CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE acoustic, a bass guitarist, a trap gospel with a touch of country. identification with a movie was didn't attract many viewers be­ A cool downpour set the set and a cello. Yes, that's right What is distinctive is driven home t.o Mars Candy. forehand. In 1986, "Platoon" • moodMay29atthe UCF Arena -a cello. Lovett's specific and slightly When "E.T. -The Extrater­ grossed more than $100 million as hundreds of drenched and In fact, the bulk of the con­ humorous lyrics about things restrial" was being filmed, the at the box office after receiving barefoot Lyle Lovett fans cert stayed within these means. that happen to everyday movie's producers sought per­ several Academy Awards, in­ splashed through mud puddles Though the audience was a people that might not appear mission to showcase M & M's. cluding Best Picture ofthe Year. in the parking lot and up the mature one, it often grew rest­ to be worthy material for com­ The candy firm turned down At times, however, studios stairs to the entrance. less with the mellow music. The mitting to song. Spielberg and company, at find a deadly undertow in the hype machine following the re­ o·nce inside, a crisp blues audience hushed at one point He sings about the annoy­ which time they replaced the • lease of a big budget picture piano accompanied Lovett's where the only two instruments ing hunger pains churchgoers candy with Reese's Pieces. that has been allowed a major backup singer, Francine Reed, were a soft bongo drum and a experience when a long­ As "E.T.'s" ticket sales skyrock­ eted, salesfiguresfor Reese'sPieces advertising budget. Instead of who crooned on stage, dressed cello. After a standing ovation winded preacher keeps going. becoming a big hit, some films in showy red. Reed's deep, awakened the crowd, one lis­ Or, as Lovett himself de­ increased correspondingly, and M&M executives probably kicked return t.o the studio, like a boo­ warm voice tried to calm the tener in the back shouted his scribed "Flyswatter/Ice Water · themselves in the behind for not ~erang, with aresoundingthud restless audience during her approval. Lovett quietly re­ Blues," he captures the mood "Hudson Hawk" and • rendition of, appropriately, sounded in his typically satiric of "spending the last few min­ giving the filmmakers the nod to "Howard the Duck," were shin­ "Stormy Weather." tone, "fm sorry I didn't under­ utes of the morning with your show their product. ing examples ofbig budget mov­ At precisely nine, Lyle stand what you said. But I do husband or wife before they Nowhere was brand name ap­ ies going bust. • Lovett and his Large Band appreciate your participation leave for work:" pearance more evident than in Last summer's "Dying took the stage. They opened in the show." Finally, the band 1991's sci-fi megabit 'Total Re­ Young," which banked on the with a string of jazz riffs that Although Lovett's play list reassembled, and the pace liv­ call." From snack products t.o ho­ appeal ofthen-hot property Julia featured every instrument - might have bored some specta­ ened. Each singer and instru­ tels to nationally-franchised retail Roberts, turned out to be one of alto, tenor and baritone saxo­ t.ors, or those attuned to the mu­ mentalist was featured one outlets, brand name after brand Hollywood's most appropriately phones; percussion, piano, sic, this concert was a delight t.o more time. name appeared in the $100 mil­ named films, and even "Hook," guitars, bass and Lovett's four the ears. The rain oontinued t.o As a long night of blues, lion Schwanenegger movie. Steven Spielberg's updated ver­ backup singers. fall with a constant hum. soul and mellow jazz ended, Another form of hype comes sion ofthe Peter Pan story, didn't Plenty of jazz improvisa­ "I got a tin roof at home," the audience bade farewell to from the radio. Several stations, do as well as Tri-Star expected tion reflected skilled artists, Lovett remarked. "It's a nice Lyle Lovett andhis Large Band includingWXXL 106. 7 FM, spon­ in spite ofits $100 million gross. and, by the way, Lovett picks sound." only to step out int.o the night sor promotional screenings before - Bill Cushing contributed to a mean guitar. Lovett's style is not easily music of tree frogs, crickets the movie opens nationwide. Aftertheinitial upbeat open- defined. His current album, and crisp, cool rain. "Usually we deal with agen- this report. Th~' Central Florida Future Sports June17.1992 8 World Cup Soccer comes to Central Florida Team USA falls to Australian National team, 1-0, in Citrus Bowl exhibition by Jenny Duncanson Peterson took a direct kick at STAFF REPORTER the U.S.goalandWarrenSpink The Australian National used his head to push the ball Soccer team proved that soc­ past goaltender Mark Dodd for cer is a game for players who the only goal of the game. use their heads. The U.S. team quickly got The Socceroos used the "head on the offensive and Marcelo butt" effectively to defeat the Balboa took a shot, but Austra­ United States National Soccer lian goalkeeper Robert Zabica team, 1-0, in the International kept the ball outside the net Friendly Match on Saturday and kept the U.S. team from night. This is the first game to tying the game. ever take place between the two The game drew a crowd of nations and the first time Inter­ 17 ,309 to the Citrus Bowl with national soccer of this scale has some fans traveling to Orlando to come to Orlando. see some hometown favorites. The game began slowly and Mid-fielder Marc Chung was scoreless at the half. The U.S. · hails from Pembroke Pines and team took four shots on goal dur­ defender Bruce Savage makes ing the first half, only one more his home in Hollywood, Florida. than the Australians. After a 17 Savage was a member of the An Australian Socceroo attempts to drive past two American defenders in Saturday and a half minute game delay in '84 Olympic team and is a mem­ night's World Cup Soccer exhibition at the Citrus Bowl. (Michae1 0eHoog1FuTUREJ the second half due to lightning, ber of the All-Decade team for thegamepickedupinmomentum the Baltimore Blast. At age 30, Italy and ends with the Inter­ geles, New York, San Fran­ of the World Cup Orlando/ and saw the most action iI_l the he is one of the oldest members continental Cup in Saudi Arabia. cisco and Washington, D.C. Kissimmee/ St. Cloud bid effort, final five minutes. of the team. Both men were in The game in Orlando was a Saturday's match was part was happy with the turnout at The Socceroos used headers the starting line-up. prelude to the games of the of the World Series of Soccer, a Saturday's game, although the several times to block the shots Theteamis4-9-2forthe 1992 World Cup in 1994. Games will tour that included the first ever crowd hardly compares with the on goal taken by the U.S. team. season. The remaining sched­ be held in Orlando as well as U.S. Cup, won by the U.S. team numbers in other U.S cities in­ Then, with less than four min-- ule consists of one more game in eight other cities: Boston, Chi­ last weekend in Chicago. cluding Washington, D. C., (. utes left in .the game, Mickey the United States, twogamesin cago, Dallas, Detroit, Los An- Joanie Schrim, chairperson which drew a crowd of35,696 . Predators slam Orlando to host '92 H. S. the Force 50-0· All-Star Football Game by Jenny Duncanson STAFF REPORTER by Dave Meadows Deion Sanders of Ft. Myers were the first to go in the '89 draft. The announcer said it best: ''The SPORTS EDITOR Orlando Predators 50, the San Antonio Ben Smith of Warner Robins, Ga., Force - NOT!" Central Florida football fans will was a first-round sele~tion in 1990 and The Force had less power than their have an opportunity to see the bright­ 1991 saw Huey Richardson of Atlanta name implied as they were shut out by est prep stars of the Southeast Satur­ selected by the Pittsburg Steelers. the Predators. Everything went day in the eighth annual Florida-Geor­ This year's draft saw five alumni cho­ Orlando's way beginning with the coin gia High School All-Star Football Game sen from the 1987 contest and four from toss. It began as Herkie Walls caught at the Citrus Bowl. 1988. Going in the first round to the New the opening kickoff two yards deep in The game features 70 of the top York Giants was Merritt Island's Derek the endzone and returned it for a 52- graduating high school seniors selected Brown who holds the All-Star Game yard touchdown. by the Florida and Georgia Athletic receiving yardage record. The Predators never looked back. Coaches Association. The defensive secondary will have By halftime the Predators had ex­ The series is deadlocked at 3-3-1. local appeal, featuringformer Edgewater tended their lead to 33-0, but the team Many players who have participated standout and future UCF Knight Tarus was by no means greedy; San Antonio in the annual classic since its inaugura­ Mack, and Lake Howell's Ken Times. had possession of the ball five and a The Force was unable to stop the tion in 1985 have gone on to star in Regardless of the outcome, the big half minutes more than the Predators Predators. (Michael DeHoo9'FUTURE) collegiate and professional play. winner is the Florida Elks Children's in the first half. football, Moss took the Chicago Brusiers Each year since 1989 at least one Hospital. Besides a midweek player visit Thesecondhalfwentmuchthesame to a 10-0 season and the Arena Bowl, Folrida-Georgia All-Star has been se­ with the residents, the hospital has re­ way, all in Orlando's favor. The Force where he lost to Detroit. lected .in the first round of the NFL ceived more than $300,000 from the All- ,. hadonlytwofewertotaloffensiveplays, Two years later he led the Detroit Draft. Sammie Smith of Apopka and' Star Game since 1985. but none of the plays got them into the Drive to victory in the Arena Bowl, end zone. then he moved to Orlando in 1991 to San Antonio also had six field goal head the Predators. attempts, but still could ~~~~~~~~~ In 1987, his final season not score. with the Knights, l\foss The Predators i:iow "/ have tremen­ worked with Robert have a 2-1 record and are dous respect for Shackleford, who was an as­ second to Tampa Bay in sistant coach. the Southern Division. Coach Moss. " When Moss left theteam Aside from keeping the Shackelford told Moss to call Force off the scoreboard, _ Roben Shackelford him if ever the opportunity the Predator defense came ASSISTANT COACH came up for the two to coach up with two interceptions, together again. So when recovered two fumbles ••••••••• Mosscalledandofferedhim andheldSanAntonioto 160totalyards. the position of line coach for the Preda- A good defense is reflective of the tors, Shackleford packed his bags imme­ coaching and in this case the most diately and headed back to Orlando. influential coaches are both veterans Shackleford said·he is very happy to ( of the UCF' s coaching staff. be working with Moss again and he Head Coach and general manager likes coaching Arena football. Perry Moss held the post of UCF's "I have tremendous respect for defensive coordinator before taking up Coach Moss," Shackleford said. Arena football. "And football is football. The only Kenny Botyos (bottom left), sinks a layup while Lloyd Dossey (top Since entering the world of Arena difference is the dimensions." left) and Hang Quach watch. (Michael DeHoogtFUTURE)