Central Florida Future, June 21, 2000

University of Central Florida STARS Central Florida Future University Archives 6-21-2000 Central Florida Future, June 21, 2000 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 Newspaper 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, June 21, 2000" (2000). Central Florida Future. 1506. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture/1506 www.UCFfu.ture.com # Recreation SGA purchases ) services• · spends $11.5 Orlando Sentinel . million for students JENNIFER PATTERSON STAFF WRITER ANDREA KEEGAN bins will be located throughout STAFF WRITER campus. On July 1, new ground will The contract also includes a be broken with the $11.5 million The UCF Student student insert that will be printed, • Recreation Services building. It Government Association and the inserted, and distributed on • is scheduled to be completed in Orlando Sentinel signed a sub Fridays at cost only to the September 2001. The 85,000 scription contract this past week Sentinel. Karen Breneman, the • square-foot facility will house allocating $60,000 of the Student new Director of Campus Services amenities such as a fitness area '4 1 Activity and Service Fee to for SGA, is very excited about with over seventy weight and car- secure daily delivery of the the vision for the student insert • diovascular machines, four bas Orlando Sentinel newspaper to that is tentatively being titled ketball/volleyball courts, a sus the UCF campus starting in the 'The Independent.' pended jogging track, three aero- Fall semester. "It will be astudent insert in 1 c,. bic and martial-arts rooms, a Newspapers will be distrib ·the sense that students control juice and snack bar, and women's uted by the Sentinel to the UCF what is published, but it will not ' and men's locker rooms. The campus twice a day on days that be· limited to student contribu Wellness Center and the adminis classes are scheduled for the Fall tions," she says. The content of trative offices for Recreation 2000 and Spring 2001 semesters. the student insert will include a • Services will also be located in Investment in several electronic weekly schedule of events, sto the building. distribution boxes by the. Sentinel ries of student accomplishments, Funding for the project came will allow students to receive the but will mainly focus on local and • from the ·Capital ' Improvement paper for free by swiping his or world issues as presented in edi Trust Fund. "Basically, a percent- her student ID. This will make torial fo~at by students and fac • age of the student hourly tuition PHOTO BY JASO)" KOKOTOFF certain that the papers are free for ulty. ~ automatically goes into this Lizeth Osorio, a iunior, buys an Orlando Sentinel from the machine out side the Visual Arts building. students only. These specially designed, electronic newspaper RECREATION, Page 2 SENTINEL, Page 3 UCF film student writes, Parking Inside garage south directs 'Alone and Restless' to open soon JENNIFER PLANTE Dunn said that the script DARCY ELENA RODRIGUEZ . SPK picks STAFF WRITER for Alone and Restless is much STAFF WRITER darker and edgier than what he . Cabinet The upcoming film, Alone usually writes, and will consist The hassles of parking at and Restless, will be the first of a large cast of over 80 UCF may be far from over, 2000 feature film developed by speaking roles. Several of the but they will shortly be eased. University of Central Florida actors are UCF students. The new parking garage page3 students and alumni since the "Alone and Restless start South, located on Gemini Blair Witch Project's release ed as a pipe dreain," said Dunn. Boulevard South, will be open last year. "I then pooled resources with for the fall semester of 2000. UCF film student Michael others in the film school, and it The parking garage has Movie Thomas Dunn wrote and will took off," he continued. been under construction since • direct the feature length drama. Shooting for Alone and early September 1999 and reviews, At age 22, Alone and Restless Restless began in May, and is will be opening the week • ·will be the first feature film he slated for release in early 2001. before classes begin for the music nellfs has directed. Dunn said that comparison fall term. It will house an Alone and Restless follows between Alone and Restless additional 1300 vehicles. page 8 the story of one extraordinary a~d the Blair Witch Project is ''August 15 is the target man's life for a year. The film inevitable, but he does not date," said John Clark, man examines the hardships of life, mind. "I give a lot of credit to ager of parking services. The urban violence, and homeless- the Blair Witch Project," he Dunn structure is currently com ness. Alone and Restless will"' said. "Without them,' none of plete. Light fixtures remain to Union in 1997. be filmed entirely in Central this would be possible." be finished and work is under Alone and Restless is pro Florida. Through Alone and way. The only foreseeable duced by Innovative This will be the first fea- Restless, "I really want to show setbacks would be weather Productions, a growing inde ture film ever to be shot in a what UCF's film school can do conditions. These setbacks, pendent production company. mixture of formats, including by using students while they says Clark, will probably not Innovative analog video, digital video, are still students," Dunn said. Productions is delay the finishing of the staffed with alumni from sever HDTV, 16mm reversal and Some of Dunn's other films building, but may hinder the al Orlando-based film schools. negative film stocks, Dunn include The Standoff (1999), progress of the landscaping It was founded in 1999 to assist said. Each of these formats has Out of Time (1998) and -around the garage. a different look to it and will tie Midnight Conflict (1998). young filmmakers and to devel into the story line, he contin- Portions of Midnight Conflict op experimental and documen ~GE,Page4 ued. were filmed in the Student tary films. • June 21, 2000 www.UCFfuture.com Central Florida Future • 2 • • • Recreation building part of two phase project Police Beat serve as many students as the other amenities in the building." FROM PAGE 1 The building,· however, is a two-phase project and 1s planned to • double in size once it is Vending • finally completed. fund," said Mark Hall, Director of the Student Union. The decision for Included in the plans Machine the project was approved two years ago on a recommendation submit for expansion are the ted by the Student Government Association and President John Hitt. indoor swimming pool, The building will be located adjacent to the existing swimming racquetball courts, and Thief Caught • pool. "It's nice to have all the recreational services located in one cen an indoor rock climb- f~;;•·'Jt~.:.;~-..r.;.: --:::~~li:~l(I~~~~ JENNIFER PATTERSON tral location, as opposed to dispersed all around campus as they are ing facility. • STAFF WRITER now," said one student. "I think this build • Although the new facility promises an expansion in many of the ing is long overdue, buf university recreation services, racquetball courts will no longer be an welcome. A large Two UCF custodians, • activity provided. "Originally, racquetball courts and an indoor swim facility such as this is Patrick Diaz and Annie Oliver, • ming pool were included in the basic plans for the building, but unfor the cornerstone of any cFF FILE PHoTo have received honors for their tunately because of budget reasons it had to be cut," said Hall. "Dollar university," said sopho- An artists rendering of the projected 11.S million role in catching a vending • for dollar, square foot per square foot, the racquetball courts did not more, Mandy Walker. project. machine thief who struck ;an • domly between March 13-May 30 of this year. More than $1,000 was taken from the machines and • much damage was done. Diaz encountered the subject twice. First on March 13 in the Education Building where the • man fled, and again in Trailer 54 7 after machines had been forced open. Diaz then contacted cam pus police. Oliver then identified the suspect in a surveillance • photo as a former employee of a • private custodial company. The man arrested is a suspect in similar crimes at Orlando City Hall. "We couldn't have solved the case without Patrick or • CFF FILE PHOTO Annie," UCF Police Sgt. Troy • The new facility will boast over seventy weight and cardiovascular machines, four basketball/volleyball courts, a suspended jogging track, three aerobic and Williamson said. martial-arts rooms, a juice and snack bar, and women's and men's locker rooms. • • • BEEPERS SuperTel • FREE YOICE !\JAIL Wireless Communications ------- -- -- • Beeper Service \"rrizon \\'irelrss All In Onr Pacl\age ~- • .50¢per month Includes Wilza!wireJess •Qualcomm 1960 Wireless • Authorized Retailer See store for details. Certllin restrictions apply. Expires 7/4/00 Phone & Home Charger • •Car Charger or Leather Case (Must have coupon below) FREE Calltr ID .. FRE[ \ "oicc \Jail BEEPERS .. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~=~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FREE VOICE MAIL 0 . 0 -- - - - - NO Credit Check! 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